Trio nabbed for syabu possession

MUKAH: Narcotics police have arrested three labourers for allegedly possessing syabu last Friday (Apr 19). Acting on public tip-offs, the team had stopped a Perodua Viva around 12.30pm along Jalan Mukah-Selangau for inspections. Mukah OCPD DSP Muhamad Rizal Alias said that the team found a plastic packet and a straw tube containing crystalline substance believed […]

Local jailed seven months for meth, nimetazepam possession

KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here sentenced a local man to seven months in prison for possessing 0.17g of methamphetamine and 0.03g of nimetazepam in October last year Mohamad Shaffieudin Mohamad Lihee, 24, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali to two charges framed under Section 12 (2) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, […]

Unemployed busted for possessing ecstasy drugs

SIBU: Narcotics police arrested a jobless man and seized 180.34g of ecstasy drugs following a raid at Jalan Long Bridge on Monday (Feb 19). Sibu police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said the 34-year-old suspect was picked up for alleged involvement in drug activities at the lobby of a hotel around 4.15 pm. “Inspections led to […]

Local arrested with RM28,859 worth of methamphetamine

MIRI: A local suspect is in custody after being arrested for having 876.27 grams of methamphetamine, with an estimated street value of RM28,859. The arrest, made in the Tudan Road area here, is believed to be linked to drug distribution activities. Miri district police chief Assistant Commissioner Alexson Naga Chabu confirmed the successful operation conducted […]

Local nabbed with drugs worth over RM30k

SIBU: Narcotics police have arrested a local man for alleged possession of Methamphetamine worth over RM30,000 on Tuesday. Sibu police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said the arrest was made around 5 pm when the 30-year-old suspect was found in a car at Jalan Oya. “Thorough inspections led to the finding of an airtight plastic package […]

Upward trend in drug arrests from Jan to Nov

MIRI: Drug arrests in this division have increased in the course of 11 months of this year, with 1,026 individuals detained for various drugs-related offences, compared to the corresponding period last year. According to Miri OCPD ACP Alexon Naga Chabu, this was an increase of 30 per cent. “For the period of January until November […]

Man nabbed on suspicion of possessing meth

MIRI: Narcotics police have arrested a local man for allegedly possessing RM218,000 worth of suspected methamphetamine in a car last Wednesday. The operation codenamed ‘Ops Tapis Khas Se-Malaysia’ was conducted at around 7 pm along Jalan Kubu. Miri police chief ACP Alexson Naga Chabu said the police had stopped a car driven by the suspect […]

Man gets eight months in prison for meth possession

KUCHING: The Magistrates’ Court here sentenced a man to eight months in prison for possessing 0.13g of methamphetamine. Hidayat, 25, from Landeh, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi to a charge framed under Section 12 (2) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, which is punishable under Section 12(3) of the same Act. If convicted, the […]

Man gets two months jail for possessing drug

KUCHING: The Magistrates Court here today sentenced a local man to two years in prison and three strokes of the cane for possessing 25.12g of methamphetamine. Chua Zhi Yik, 26, from Landeh, pleaded guilty to a charge under Section 12(2) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 before Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali. According to […]

Sibu cops nab man for drug possession

SIBU: Narcotics police arrested a 30-year-old man and seized 32.02 grams of drugs worth RM6,400 from him yesterday (July 25). Sibu police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said the man was picked up from Jalan Kampung Datu Baru here around 1 pm. “We found two packets containing crystallised substance suspected to be methamphetamine in him,” he […]