Cops pick up three for running illegal public lotteries
KUCHING: Police arrested three individuals, including a woman, for allegedly running illegal public lotteries here on Monday (Feb 5). Acting on public tip-off, a team conducted ‘Ops Dadu’ raids on three premises suspected to be involved in the unlicensed activity. Kuching police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah said the raids resulted in the arrests of three […]
Three held for gambling offences in Kuching
KUCHING: Police here recently arrested three locals who were allegedly running gambling activities around the city in an eight-day operation. The operation, codenamed Ops Dadu, was carried out by the D7 branch of the Kuching Criminal Investigation Division (CID) from April 8 to 15. Kuching district police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah, in a statement, said the […]
Illegal gamblers fined RM700 each
KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here yesterday fined seven men RM700 or two weeks’ imprisonment each for being involved in illegal gambling. All the accused, aged between 57 to 73, pleaded guilty to the offence before Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi. They were jointly charged under Section 7(1) of the Common Gaming Houses Act 1953 read together with […]
Indonesian woman fined RM10k for illegal gambling
KUCHING: An Indonesian woman was fined RM10,000 in default three months’ jail by the Magistrate Court here today after she pleaded guilty to having dealt with a gaming machine in January. The accused, Yohana , 23, from Singkawang, Indonesia entered the plea before Magistrate Syarifah Zaiton Anuar to a charge framed under Section 4B (a) […]
Six detained for WC Qatar 2022 gambling
KUCHING: A total of six people were detained by police for involving in gambling for the World Cup Qatar 2022. Among those arrested were three local men and three foreigners during Ops Soga IX conducted by Kuching district police personnel. “The operations started from November 19 until December 16 this year and a total of […]
Woman fined RM30k for operating online gambling
KUCHING: The Magistrates Court here today (Dec 7) fined a 22-year-old woman RM30,000 for operating online gambling machines and selling illegal lotteries. Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali sentenced Olivia Della Jambai from Kampung Rayu, Lundu, after she pleaded guilty to two charges which were read by an interpreter in front of her. According to […]
Police nab man over illegal gambling
BAU: A man was arrested on suspicion of carrying out gambling activities at an unnumbered house in Kampung Stenggang, yesterday. Bau District police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said the suspect, aged 45, was arrested in a raid carried out by a team from the Criminal Investigation Department of the Bau district police headquarters (IPD) at […]
73 arrested by Mukah police for playing cards and taking part in cockfighting
MUKAH: Police here nabbed 73 individuals for playing cards and taking part in a cockfighting session on Friday (Feb 4). The raid, conducted by Sarawak Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and Mukah CID, took place near an open barn at KM114, Jalan Balingian-Mukah around 12.20 pm. Sarawak CID chief SAC Lukas Aket, in a statement, disclosed […]
Man held for selling illegal lottery
BAU: An unemployed man was arrested by police for selling illegal lotteries at the Pekan Bau Farmers’ Market, here on Tuesday (Jan 18). District police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said the 28-year-old man from Rumah Gerik, Spaoh was arrested by members of the Bau Criminal Investigation Division (CID) during Ops Dadu. “The team also confiscated […]
Cops pull the plug on gaming syndicate
KUCHING: The dice stopped rolling for an online gambling syndicate which had earned about RM90,000 when police knocked on their doors here. Acting on information, police raided the syndicate which was operating out of a double storey house along Jalan Stampin Tengah around 5.10pm on Tuesday (Nov 9). An Indonesian couple, aged 19 and 25, […]