Two alleged drug dealers detained

MIRI: Two local men believed to be drug dealers were arrested by the Miri Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) team in an operation held on Thursday afternoon. The duo, aged 22 and 23 were detained in front of the Miri Post office around 12pm. Following the arrest, the police were able to discover a tot […]

Four ordered to go for rehab

BETONG: The Magistrate’s Court here ordered four drug users to undergo treatment and rehabilitation at the Kuching Narcotics Addiction Rehabilitation Centre. The National Anti-Drug Agency (NADA) in a statement told that the order was meted out by Magistrate Maris Agan at the Betong Magistrate’s Court last Thursday (Oct 8). Three of the subjects concerned are […]

Two held for drugs worth RM7k

KUCHING: The police here have arrested two men, aged 22 and 28, found in possession of drugs at Jalan Matang Baru here last Thursday. District acting police chief Supt Merbin Lisa said the arrest was made around 1.45pm upon receiving tip-off. “Inspection on both men found one solid chunk of cannabis drug weighing about 501 […]

Drug dealers arrested within 10 minutes of each other

KUCHING: Police arrested two men within 10 minutes of each other for drug possession on Friday (Sept 4). District deputy police chief Supt Merbin Lisa said a narcotics team made the first arrest around 12.20am at an entertainment centre in the city. The 53-year-old man was found in his possession various drugs – 158 Erimin […]

Suspected drug dealer held

KUCHING: An unemployed man suspected to be a drug dealer was nabbed in a house at Kampung Haji Baki here on Thursday. Padawan district police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan said a team of narcotics police raided the house around 12.30pm and arrested the suspect. During inspection, the 39-year-old man turned in 16 plastic packets containing […]

Man nabbed for drug possession

SERIAN: A local man is now in police custody to facilitate investigations under Section 39 (a)(1) of the Dangerous Drug Act 1952 for drug possession. District police chief DSP Aswandy Anis said the 37-year-old was picked up by narcotics police at an unnumbered house at Kampung Kakai at 6.15pm on July 8. Police who checked […]

Woman nabbed for drug possession

KUCHING: A woman was arrested by police for possessing drugs worth RM1,002 on Thursday. Kuching district deputy police chief Supt Merbin Lisa said that the arrest took place at 11.45am at Wisma Unaco. A team from Kuching Police Narcotics Crime Investigation Division (NCID) arrested the 22-year-old woman based on information obtained. “During inspection, the woman […]

Miri cops take down suspected drug trafficker

MIRI: Police arrested an unemployed man and seized drugs weighing 2,039g during a raid on a house in Pujut here last Monday (June 29). Miri OCPD ACP Lim Meng Seah said the 35-year-old suspect was detained at 6.30pm, while he was in the process of weighing the drugs in one of the rooms. The drugs […]

Couple nabbed for selling drugs

LIMBANG: A 41-year-old housewife from Jalan Batu Biah who was caught with 5.03g of syabu yesterday was believed to be selling the drugs with her husband. According to district police chief Supt Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad, the female suspect was detained during an operation carried out by the Narcotics Crime Investigation Division (NCID) at […]

Sibu police arrest trio for drug trafficking

SIBU: Three men have been arrested for trafficking 1,019.10gms of methamphetamine on Thursday (June 18) Sibu deputies OCPD Supt Collins Babat said the suspects, aged 24 to 25, and were remanded for six days to facilitate investigation under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act, 1952. The offence carries a mandatory death sentence by hanging […]