Singapore conducts two more executions
SINGAPORE: Singapore hanged two drug traffickers today in what campaigners condemned as a shameful and inhuman punishment, taking to four the number of executions in the city-state since March. The latest executions come after the hanging of a mentally disabled man in April sparked widespread international outrage, with the European Union and United Nations among […]
Drug trafficker arrested, 102.10g meth seized
KUCHING: Police seized methamphetamine drugs worth some RM10,000 from a drug trafficker during a routine traffic enforcement patrol at Jalan Wan Alwi here on Tuesday. Kuching district acting police chief Supt Merbin Lisa said a 39-year-old local man was stopped during the patrol after the police noticed the suspect riding his motorcycle in a suspicious […]
Proposal to have moral rehab centre in state
KUCHING: The state will propose a plan to the federal government to establish moral rehabilitation centre (PPA) in Sarawak, said Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. The state currently does not have PPA and there are only four in the Peninsular. “This establishment will solely focus on those who are heavily […]
Drug trafficker nabbed
KUCHING: Police have arrested a 30-year-old man for allegedly trafficking drugs worth RM5,923 at Kampung Bako Hilir, Petra Jaya on Thursday (Apr 8). Kuching district acting police chief, Supt Merbin Lisa said the suspect is being remanded for eight days to facilitate investigations under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drug Act (DDA) 1952 which carries […]
Two suspected drug traffickers held
KUCHING: Two local men including a minor suspected of drug trafficking, were ordered today, to be detained at the Puncak Borneo Prison pending chemical report. Subordinate court registrar Morni Lita ordered the first suspect, a local teenager who was suspected of distributing methamphetamine to be detained in jail until the case is mentioned again on […]
Police to hunt down drug traffickers
SIBU: Police will continue to hunt down drug traffickers who use entertainment centres here. Sarawak Narcotic Crime Investigation Department (NCID) chief, ACP Jasmirol Jamaluddin shared that the department managed to bring down a syndicate by seizing a total of 4.8kg of drugs, suspected to be ketamine with an estimated value of RM264,000, in a raid […]
