Unemployed man jailed seven months for drug possession
KUCHING: An unemployed man was sentenced to seven months in prison by the Magistrate’s Court here today for the possession of 0.07 grammes of Methamphetamine last October. Bani, 35, pleaded guilty to a charge read by an interpreter before Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali. According to the charge, he was accused of possessing Methamphetamine […]
Youth involvement in drugs alarming, says worried YB
SIBU: Bukit Assek assemblyman Joseph Chieng has called out drug abuse among the young in the country, saying its prevalence is alarming. Quoting the National Anti-Drug Agency, he said the number of drug addicts in Malaysia has now reached 1,097,408 individuals. “Out of this number, 328,640 of these drug addicts are aged between 15 and […]
671 arrested in anti-crime ops in first half of 2023
KUCHING: Police arrested a total of 671 individuals for various crimes in a series of special integrated crime prevention operations from January to June this year. Kuching police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah said 445 of them have been charged in court for various offences. At the same time, 148 individuals who were found positive for […]
Man gets two-year prison term and caning for drugs
KUCHING: A man was sentenced to two years in prison, three strokes of the cane, and fined RM3,000 by the Magistrates’ Court here. He pleaded guilty to charges of possessing 9.09g of methamphetamine and involvement in drug abuse activities. Afis, 30, appeared before Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi on Friday (July 14), where he admitted to the […]
Foreign man nabbed for drug activities
BINTULU: Police apprehended a foreign man for allegedly involving in drug abuse activity and distributing drugs in Kidurong area. The 37-year-old suspect was detained by police on May 18 when he was being suspected to be distributing drugs at an industrial area here. According to Bintulu OCPD Supt Batholomwe Umpit, the suspect is being investigated […]
Two men jailed six months for drug activities
KUCHING: The Magistrate Court today sentenced two men to six months jail each for involving in drug activities. The accused Hasrollah Salleh, 31, and Mohamad Iswandy Jemat, 36, pleaded guilty after one charge was read separately before Judge Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali. She ordered the two accused to be under police supervision for two […]
Onus also on public to curb drug menace
SERIAN: People have little choice but be a little nosy when it comes to drug activities in the community. They should not shrug and look away in the greater interest of the common good, said State Deputy Police Commissioner Datuk Mancha Ata. “We always hear the saying jangan jaga tepi kain orang (to not poke […]
Puncak Borneo drug numbers worries MP
PADAWAN: Increasing cases of drug addiction, especially among the young in the Puncak Borneo parliamentary constituency, is worrying its MP Datuk Willie Mongin. Willie, who is Deputy Minister of Plantation Industry and Commodities, has therefore advised young people to stay away from any form of drug abuse that can destroy their future and affect the […]
Seven held for drug activities
BINTULU: Narcotic police here arrested seven locals including a 16-year-old teenager for alleged involvement in substance abuse activities yesterday. Bintulu OCPD Supt Batholomew Umpit in a statement, said the arrests were made around Tanjung Kidurong and Jalan Tun Hussien Onn. “Seven men aged between 16 and 39, were detained on suspicion of engaging in substance […]
Four arrested for drug activities
KUCHING: Four men have been arrested by the district police for being involved in drug activities. Kuching OCPD ACP Ahsmon Bajah stated today that a raid was conducted after a public tip-off. “The Narcotic Criminal Investigation Division (NCID) from Kuching district police detained four suspects on Thursday at 2.28 pm in Petrajaya. “The team found […]
