Attempt to smuggle 300 litres of diesel in Miri foiled
MIRI: Marine police foiled an attempt by a 28-year-old man to smuggle 300 litres of diesel in a van here yesterday. The man was arrested at about 10.30am in an operation codenamed Ops Contraband after he was intercepted at Jalan Krokop Utama, in front of SJK Chung Hua. Miri police chief ACP Alexson Naga Chabu […]
Customs foil drug smuggling attempt
SARIKEI: Customs officials foiled a drug smuggling attempt into Sarawak, involving a parcel containing instant noodles and three plastic packages of marijuana last Thursday (July 1). The packages declared as ‘food stuff’ arriving from Malaya using domestic postage, were detected by the parcel post unit at Customs Sarikei Station around 11am. Sarawak Customs director Herman […]
Local couple apprehended for smuggling fishes and prawns
LUNDU: A local couple was caught by the General Operations Force (GOF) for attempting to smuggle 750kg worth of fishes and prawns into Sarawak from Indonesia on Wednesday (June 30). The couple aged, between 30 and 40, was driving a pick-up truck when they were detained by a patrol team from Kampung Raso post at […]
Duo busted for smuggling LPG tanks
SRI AMAN: Two men were busted by the General Operations Force (GOF) for attempting to smuggle 20 liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tanks out to Indonesia on Tuesday (June 29). GOF Sarawak Brigade commander SAC Saini Bongkek who confirmed the case, said the incident happened around 7pm when a patrol team from Sungai Paku Post detained […]
Tekongs nabbed for smuggling in illegals
SERIAN: Police thwarted an attempt by two locals to smuggle three illegal immigrants into Sarawak on Thursday. The incident happened around 11am when a team carrying out ‘Ops Benteng’ at Jalan Serian-Tebedu spotted a suspicious vehicle. Serian OCPD DSP Aswandy Anis revealed that police then followed the vehicle to the Serian Recreational Park before blocking […]
Marine Police foil cigarette smuggling attempt worth RM4 million
KUCHING: Sarawak Region 5 Marine Police (PPM) have thwarted an attempt by smugglers to bring in RM4.125 million worth of contraband cigarettes into Kuching on Wednesday (May 19). Its commander ACP Shamsol Kassim said a team led by an officer and five members of the Marine Intelligence Unit detained a 10-tonne lorry carrying a load […]
GOF foils five human smuggling attempts over nine days
KUCHING: The General Operations Force (GOF) foiled five human smuggling attempts during operations conducted between Apr 1 and 9. GOF Sarawak Brigade commander, SAC Mancha Ata said the first case involved the detention of an Indonesian national acting as Tekong and two Indonesian illegal immigrants on Apr 6. “The illegal immigrants entered Sarawak via a […]
GOF thwarts human smuggling attempt
LUNDU: The General Operations Force (GOF) foiled a human smuggling attempt by two locals involving five Indonesians early Thursday morning. GOF Sarawak brigade commander SAC Mancha Ata revealed that a patrol team acting on information, managed to detained two suspicious vehicles around 5.20am at Jalan Kampung Raso 1. Upon inspection, the teams found two local […]
Smuggling attempt thwarted; two with illegal gun arrested
LUNDU: A bid to smuggle 395 cartons of alcoholic beverages to Kalimantan, Indonesia was foiled by the General Operations Force (GOF) last Wednesday (Mar 10). In the evening operation called ‘Ops Benteng Covid’ around 5.30pm, a task force from the GOF Sarawak brigade detained a lorry that was heading towards the border at Kampung Raso […]
Sarawak needs better equipment for screening of cargoes at ports
KUCHING: Sarawak needs better, modern equipment to enhance its efficiency in screening cargoes at major ports and reduce the smuggling of illicit substances. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah pointed this out after visiting the Customs Examination Area at Senari Terminal, Kuching Port Authority today (Feb 18). “The […]
