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Five held for participating in Stutong cockfighting

KUCHING: Five locals, including an elderly man, were busted for engaging in a cockfighting session at an open area along Jalan Stutong here yesterday (Feb 8). Kuching police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah said a team from the Criminal Investigation Division (CID) conducted an operation codenamed ‘Ops Limau’ at the scene after receiving public tip-off. “All […]

Rolling the dice

There is a respectable body of economic thought that holds that casino gambling is actually economically regressive to a state and a community. – Mario Cuomo, American lawyer and politician Welcome to the world of gambling, where the stakes are high and the consequences even higher. Most of us have engaged in some form of […]

Op Limau nets 91 gambling suspects during CNY

KUCHING: Many believe that what happens during the Chinese New Year (CNY) will reflect the rest of the year to come and people will often gamble, hoping for luck and prosperity. According to online publication Ignite Media, superstitions state that the act of gambling itself, regardless of wins or losses, brings good luck into the […]

Police pick up 11 persons, including foreigners, for online gambling

KUCHING: Police arrested 11 persons for involvement in online gambling in Gita here last Sunday (Jan 29). Kuching OCPD ACP Ahsmon Bajah said five men were locals while another five men and a woman were foreigners. “The operation codenamed ‘Ops Dadu’ was a two-day operation from Jan 28 to 29 conducted by the Criminal Investigation […]

21-year-old in Bau nabbed for selling online gambling top-ups

BAU: Police here arrested a young lad for alleged involvement in selling online gambling top-ups in an eatery along Jalan Bau-Kuching, Industrial Shop yesterday. Bau OCPD DSP Poge Nyaon said the ‘Op Dadu Khas’ raid was carried out by the district’s Criminal Investigation Division (CID) around 1.45pm. “The team spotted the suspect and detained him […]

Four caught in raid for gambling

BAU: Police rounded up a group of men for gambling in a house at Jalan Krokong, Kampung PLM Buta, here on Monday (May 9). The ‘Op Dadu’ raid by Bau Criminal Investigation Division (CID) was carried out at 3.30pm. Bau OCPD DSP Poge Nyaon said four men, aged between 30 and 45, were caught playing […]

Another illegal online gambling operation crippled

KUCHING: An illegal online gambling syndicate, reportedly reaping in profits of about RM50,000 since August this year, was crippled following the arrests of three individuals last Thursday. Acting on information, a police team raided an apartment in Jalan Tun Jugah here around 11am — the premises was suspected of being used as an operations centre. […]

Eleven arrested for gambling

PADAWAN: Police arrested 11 men for taking part in a gambling session during a raid on a premises at Lorong Arang here on Sunday (Aug 1). District police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan said the raid was carried out around 1.15am by a team from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and intelligence unit. “Acting on information […]

Six nabbed in gambling den raid

BAU: A premises used as a centre for illegal betting on the current European football championship and online gambling operations in Taman Senggi, Jalan Bau-Kuching was raided by the police last Tuesday (June 15). Bau district police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said the raid was carried out by the Anti-Vice, Gambling and Secret Societies Division […]

Elderly men among eight arrested for gambling

MIRI: Three elderly men were among eight individuals detained by Criminal Investigation Department (CID) personnel for allegedly involved in illegal gambling (Holo) at an unnumbered house in Simpang Ngu, Batu Niah. In the raid conducted under ‘Ops Limau’ today, police also seized cash amounting to RM430, one ‘holo’ stainless bowl, three dices and a piece […]