Giving second chance to ex-prisoners
SIBU: A total of 1,274 persons were imprisoned for drug and substance abuse activities in the state in 2021, said Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. The Minister for Women, Early Childhood, and Community Wellbeing Development said that due to the huge number recorded, several integrated programmes have been implemented to address drug and substance Issues at […]
69 bullets, drugs found by bank of Sungai Golok
KOTA BHARU: The 9th Battalion of the General Operations Force (PGA9) found 69 rounds of bullets of various types and drugs left in a bag in a bush by the bank of Sungai Golok near Pengkalan Haram Pok Ngoh, Pisau Raut, Kuala Jambu in Tumpat, near here, yesterday. Kelantan acting police chief Datuk Muhamad Zaki […]
Four fined RM3k each for having drug
KUCHING: Four friends were each sentenced to a fine of RM3,000 or two months in jail by the Magistrate’s Court here today for possessing 0.06 grams of Ketamine in a room at an entertainment centre last April. Accused Boniface Garry Unding Lunyat, 22; Nazri Betty, 28; Rafiq Rayyan Randee Timban, 29, and Timmy Ausell Bennet, […]
24-year-old arrested for possessing various types of drugs
MIRI: A local man here was arrested for possessing drugs of various types worth RM9,074.05. Miri OCPD ACP Alexson Naga Chabu said team from Narcotic Criminal Investigation Division arrested the man at 3.15pm at Miri Waterfront Commercial Centre yesterday. “The team searched the suspect’s body and found various types of drugs belonging to the suspect. […]
Painter gets jail and fine for drugs
KUCHING: A painter was sentenced to jail and fined by the Magistrates’ Court here on Today (Aug 24) for drug-related offences. Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi sentenced Tiagu Ramen Alien, 33, after he pleaded guilty to two charges read before him. For the first charge, he was sentenced to four months’ imprisonment under Section 15(1)(a) of the […]
Five held for drugs in raids
BINTULU: Five locals were arrested for alleged involvement in substance abuse at separate locations in the district. Bintulu district police chief Supt Batholomew Umpit via a statement said the first case happened on Aug 1 at Jalan Keppel Shahida. A narcotic police team arrested a 47-year-old man for possession of 0.8g of drugs believed to […]
Kabong rep concerned about drug cases in district
KABONG: Kabong assemblyman Mohd Chee Kadir has expressed concern regarding the rising drug cases in the district. He also thanked the Saratok District police for dealing with criminal cases in the district. According to Saratok OCPD DSP Mordani Tanin, the cooperation of all levels of society was important to combat crime as they could be […]
Brazil to treat severe monkeypox cases with antiviral drug
RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil plans to use the antiviral drug Tecovirimat to treat severe cases of monkeypox, which has already claimed one life in the country, Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga said Monday. “The most serious cases will be taken into account first,” Xinhua news agency reported Queiroga said via Twitter, adding Brazil will receive the […]
32 drug suspects picked up in 3-day ops
SIBU: Police rounded up 30 locals and a foreign married couple in a statewide operation codenamed ‘Op Tapis Khas Se-Malaysia’ last week. Sibu police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said the operation carried out by the district’s Narcotic Criminal Investigation Division (NCID) from July 27 to 29 was the fifth since January. The 32 suspects, including five local […]
Six months in prison for theft
KUCHING: A local man was sentenced to six months in prison by the Magistrate’s Court here today (July 26) for stealing six gas cylinders in a break-in at an eatery at 6th Mile, Jalan Penrissen, on July 6. Lee Kok Hui, 34, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi. He and another two men still at […]
