Foreigner jailed 15 years, 15 strokes for rape
KUCHING: A foreigner was sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment and 15 strokes of the cane by the Sessions Court for rape and sexual assault. The accused Mus, 40, from Sangat Raas, Indonesia raped and sexually assaulted a friend’s 14-year-old disabled daughter. As for the first charge, he was charged with raping an underage girl under […]
Foreigner jailed four months for overstaying
KUCHING: A 29-year-old man was sentenced to four months in jail by the Session Court for overstaying in the country. The accused Indonesian national Rudi Hendra, pleaded guilty to a charge under Section 15(1)(c) of the Immigration Act 1959/1963 and can be punished under Section 15(4) of the same act which provides for a fine […]
Foreigner jailed eight months’ for football betting, overstay
KUCHING: A foreign man involved in betting activities related to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, was sentenced to four months in jail by the Magistrate’s Court and given another four months’ jail by the Sessions Court for overstaying in Malaysia. The accused Diky, 22, from Singkawang Tengah, Kalimantan, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Zaiton Anuar […]
Foreigner nabbed for possession of syabu
BINTULU: Narcotics police here arrested a foreign man for alleged possession of syabu-type drugs at Pasar Lama, here last Saturday (Oct 22). Bintulu OCPD Supt Batholomew Umpit in a statement, said the 36-year-old suspect was detained for inspections on suspicion of involvement in drug distribution activities. “The team managed to find a plastic packet and […]
Foreigner nabbed for drug possession
BINTULU: Narcotic police here arrested a foreign man suspected to be a drug dealer (tokan) for possessing 24g of drugs believed to be syabu yesterday. Bintulu OCPD Supt Batholomew Umpit said the 49-year-old suspect was arrested on suspicion of engaging in drug distribution activities at Simpang Bakun. “The suspect will be investigated under Section 39A […]
Foreign young drug dealer held
BINTULU: Narcotic police here arrested a foreign young lad suspected to be a drug dealer (tokan) for possessing 60g of drugs believed to be syabu yesterday. Bintulu district police chief Supt Batholomew Umpit said the 19-year-old suspect was arrested for allegedly distributing and abusing drugs in a building at Pasar Lama Bintulu. “The suspect will […]
Foreigner jailed 5 months for possession of another person’s IC
SRI AMAN: An Indonesian man, who pleaded guilty to possessing another individual’s identity card to get medical treatment, was sentenced to five months in jail last Friday. The 28-year-old accused from Kampung Rasau Ketungau Ulu Kabupaten Sintang Kachamatan Senaning, was charged under Regulation 25(1)(e) of the National Registration Regulations 1990 (Amendment 2007) at the Sri […]
Foreigner held for drugs
MUKAH: Narcotics police arrested a foreigner on suspicion of drug abuse yesterday. Mukah OCPD DSP Muhamad Rizal Alias said the ‘Ops Tapis’ raid took place around 10.55am at a hotel in Jalan Setiaraja, here. The 47-year-old suspect, a mechanic, was found in a room. Police came across a plastic packet containing syabu, under the mattress […]
Foreigner fined RM10k for online gambling
KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here today sentenced a foreign man to a fine of RM 10,000 or four months’ jail in default for engaging in online gambling activities. Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali sentenced Saepul, 29, from West Java, Indonesia after he pleaded guilty to a charge that was read to him by an […]
Foreigner caught for abusing, distributing drugs
BINTULU: Police here yesterday caught a foreign man who was suspected to be involved in distributing and abusing drugs. Bintulu district police chief Supt Batholomew Umpit confirmed that a 44-year-old male foreigner was arrested in the vicinity of Jalan Keppel, here. “Upon his arrest, police found out that the man was involved with distributing as […]
