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Drugs worth over RM420k seized, three nabbed

MIRI: Narcotics police here arrested three men including a foreigner and seized various drugs worth over RM420,000 in separate raids on Wednesday. Miri police chief ACP Alexson Naga Chabu in a press conference, said the seized drugs are 2.53kg of syabu, 1.6kg of ketamine, 600g of ecstasy and 62.40g of Erimin 5. All of the […]

Drugs worth over RM640k confiscated, dealer held

SIBU: The Sarawak Narcotic Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) made a recent arrest of a suspected drug dealer and seized various drugs worth more than RM640,000. The drugs with a total of weight of 14.12kg made it the second-largest drug seizure in Sarawak thus far. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Mohd Azman Ahmad Sapri in a press […]

Integrated operations nabbed 29 druggies

KUCHING: A month-long integrated operation codenamed ‘Ops Bersepadu Rempuh Pusher’ started with a huge bust involving the arrest of 29 locals and drugs seizure worth RM25,769 in the first week of August. District police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah said the ongoing operation from Aug 1 until Sept 1, involved a total of 37 personnel from […]

Syndicate gets drug supplies through courier services

KUCHING: Sarawak narcotics police have crippled a drug distribution syndicate which obtained its drug supplies from Peninsular Malaysia via various courier services. Sarawak Deputy Police Commissioner DCP Mancha Ata said the syndicate, known as ‘Mica’, had been operating for the past eight months. It was crippled after   the arrests of six local dealers in four […]

Drug smugglers turn to courier, cargo services

KUCHING: There has been an increase in seizures of drugs smuggled in via courier and cargo services at major airports and ports in Sarawak, said Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. The Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister cum chairman of One-Stop Centre (OSC) at addressing drug and suspension issues (MIDS) visited the Kuching […]

Drugs worth RM20k seized

KUCHING: Police seized drugs worth more than RM20,000 from a car at a parking lot of a luxury condominium on Thursday (June 17). Acting on information, narcotics police raided the parking lot around 6pm. District police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah said the car driver, aged 35, was arrested on suspicion of involvement in drug abuse […]

Over 1kg drugs seized, man detained

KUCHING: Police arrested a man for possessing various drugs worth more than RM10,000 on Saturday (June 12). An enforcement team assigned at a mounted roadblock along Jalan Airport, stopped the suspect’s vehicle for inspection at 5.45 pm. District police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah said the team found a suspicious box hidden under the driver’s seat. […]

Police seize drugs, arrest ‘tokan’ in raid

MIRI: Police seized drugs weighing 12.83g suspected to be crystal methamphetamine during a raid in a house at Desa Senadin Phase 5 on Saturday (May 15). Two local men, believed to be actively involved in series of house break-ins and theft were also detained in the house. The duo, aged 30 and 50 years is […]

Police nabs junkie, seizes drugs worth RM558

KUCHING: Police nabbed a man in his 40s for possessing drugs worth RM558 by the roadside at Jalan Foochow 1Y here last Thursday. District deputy police chief, Supt Merbin Lisa said the district’s narcotics police acting upon public information, managed to arrest the man around 10.30am. During inspections, the team found eight plastic packets, containing […]

Over 14kg of drugs seized in February

BY ALLAN JAY AND ALVERDTEKOSTER ANYAP KUCHING: Sarawak Narcotics Crime Investigation Department and Customs enforcement personnel seized various types of drugs weighing 14.1kg last month. This was revealed by Assistant Community Wellbeing Minister Datuk Francis Harden Hollis during a press conference on the One Stop Committee (OSC) monthly report today. The report stated that 13kg […]