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Man nabbed on suspicion of drug possession

SIBU: A 39-year-old local man may face the death penalty after he was allegedly found with various drugs worth more than RM73,000 here last Friday (May 5). Sibu Police Chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili in a statement today said the suspect was arrested at Jalan Teo Loh here by police personnel from the Sarawak Narcotics Crime […]

Man remanded for possessing syabu

KUCHING: Police here arrested a local man for allegedly possessing drugs believed to be syabu along Jalan Rubber on Saturday (Apr 29). Acting Kuching police chief Supt Merbin Lisa in a statement, said the arrest was made at a house around 11 pm following public tip-off. The 28-year-old was later detained for inspections as he […]

Man held for possessing 640.87g of drugs

BINTULU: Narcotics police detained a local suspected drug dealer yesterday for possessing drugs believed to be Ecstasy powder. Bintulu OCPD Supt Batholomew Umpit said the 38-year-old was arrested for allegedly distributing and abusing drugs in Jalan Sibiyu housing estate, here. “He will be investigated under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 for possessing […]

Three months’ jail for drug possession

KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here sentenced a 25-year-old man to three months’ jail for possessing 0.04g of methamphetamine in early last month. The accused Fateeq , from Matang Jaya pleaded guilty before Magistrate Zaiton Anuar to a charge framed under Section 12(2) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952. According to the charge, he possessed the […]

Six years, 10 lashes for syabu possession

KUCHING: The Sessions Court here sentenced a local man to six years in prison and 10 lashes of the whip for possessing 35.22g of syabu at his residence in Taman Malihah, Matang in November last year. Judge Mohd Taufik Mohd @Mohd Yusof meted out the order against the accused, Ibrahim, 36, after he pleaded guilty […]

Man and woman busted for drug possession

SIBU: Narcotics police arrested two locals in Jalan Kampung Hilir for allegedly possessing various drugs worth RM650 on Monday (Jan 2). Sibu OCPD ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said the arrests were made around 11.30am at a house. Police arrested a 21-year-old man and a 42-year-old woman on suspicion of engaging in substance abuse activities. “Further inspections […]

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 […]

Teenager jailed two years, fined for drugs

KUCHING: The Magistrate Court here sentenced an 18 year old teenager two years’ jail term and a fine up to RM5,000 for drug possession and abuse which happened in March this year. Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali ordered that the accused be sent to Henry Gurney School for supervision until the age of 21 […]

Local suspect, 40, held for having drugs

SIBU: Police here arrested a 40-year-old man here on suspicion of drug possession. Sibu police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said the local man was picked up around 3pm yesterday in a public toilet at Lorong Salim. “An inspection conducted found him in possession of a plastic packet containing crystalline substance believed to be methamphetamine,” he […]

Single mom fined RM1,500 for having nospan

KUCHING: A single mother was sentenced to a fine of RM1,500 or three months’ imprisonment in default by the Sessions Court here on Thursday for possessing 518.62 grammes of dextromethorphan, also known as nospan. Judge Afidah Abdul Rahman sentenced Norsiah, 48, on her own guilty plea to a charge framed under Section 9(1) of the […]