Teen ordered to attend Henry Gurney School for drug abuse
KUCHING: A teenage boy pleaded guilty to involvement in the abuse of the drug known as syabu two years ago and has been ordered to attend the Henry Gurney School (for young offenders) for a period of three years. Magistrate Zaiton Anuar issued the order on Thursday (June 22) after considering the moral report of […]
Jail, whipping for habitual drug abuser
SIBU: The Sessions Court here yesterday (Thurs) sentenced a 38-year-old man to five years’ behind bars and a stroke of whipping for repeated drug substance abuse. Ismail from Kampung Datu Baru understood the consequences of pleading guilty to the charge when the nature of charge was read and explained to him through an interpreter. Presiding […]
Curb drug abuse via collaborative effort
SIBU: An integrated collaborative effort from various parties with government agencies is necessary to address the drug abuse problem throughout the state. Hence, Sibu District Officer Khalid Andong called for the community to help the government in its efforts to ensure that residential environments, educational institutions and training centres are free of drug abuse. Khalid […]
Tackle social issues in fight against drugs
SARATOK: Other social issues must be addressed in tandem with efforts to tackle drug abuse in society. Kalaka assemblyman Mohamad Duri said the public must understand that the issue of drug addiction cannot be viewed in isolation. According to him, drug abuse is a problem that is intertwined with various other issues in society. “It […]
Locals and foreign man arrested for drugs
BINTULU: Three local men and one foreigner were detained by police for distributing drugs. The four were arrested by the Narcotics Crime Investigation Department at a budget hotel in Pasar Lama Bintulu yesterday. Bintulu OCPD Supt Batholomew Umpit said the suspects, aged 18 to 32, were in possession of 10.6 grammes of drugs, believed to […]
Man arrested for meth possession, may face death penalty
SIBU: Police arrested a 32-year-old local man after seizing drugs estimated to be worth almost RM13,000 from him yesterday (Feb 16). Sibu police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said the suspect was arrested at a hotel in Lorong Ek Dee here at 7.10pm. “Seven packets containing crystallised substance believed to be methamphetamine with a total weight […]
25 picked up for alleged drug abuse in Petra Jaya
KUCHING: Narcotics police arrested 25 individuals for alleged involvement in drug activities during a week-long operation here recently. Kuching OCPD ACP Ahsmon Bajah said the operation from Jan 30 to Feb 5, was carried out around Petra Jaya. The locations were Semariang Temenggung Haji Gobil, Kampung Semariang Pinggir, Kampung Lintang, Kampung Sungai Bedil Besar, RPR […]
Security guard fined for possession, drug abuse
KUCHING: The Magistrates’ Court fined a security guard RM5,400 for having 0.04g of methamphetamine and drug abuse. Before Magistrate Siti Farah Ibrahim, Norasyriq, 35, entered a plea of guilty to two charges read to him by an interpreter today (Jan 26). He was charged with possessing 0.04g of methamphetamine under Section 12 (2) of the […]
Junkie fined RM1,500
KUCHING: A local man was fined RM1,500 in default of two months in jail by the Magistrate’s Court here, for being involved in the abuse of methamphetamine and amphetamine drugs 12 years ago. The accused, Muhd Aminur Syafiq Julaihi, 29, from Kampung Bintangor pleaded guilty to a charge read before Magistrate Siti Farah Ibrahim. Aminur […]
Two arrested separately for drugs
BINTULU: Two local men were arrest by the police for involving with drug abuse activities and for the possession of drugs. In one of the cases, a 40-year-old local man was apprehended by police on December 21 (Wednesday) for the distribution and abuse of illegal substances at Paragon Bintulu area. District police chief Supt Batholomew […]
