Power to gambling dens cut
KUCHING: Fourteen premises here comprising grocery stores and residential houses had their power supply cut after being suspected of engaging in illegal online gambling activities yesterday. District acting police chief Supt Merbin Lisa explained that the integrated operation was carried out simultaneously by a team from the Kuching Crime Investigation Division (CID) and Sarawak Energy […]
Power cut to 48 premises
PADAWAN: Forty-eight premises in the district had their power supply cut off for illegally operating as online gambling centres and sale of illegal lottery from January up till last Friday (Aug 21). District deputy police chief DSP Lim Jaw Shyong in a statement told that Padawan district police headquarters (IPD) had taken drastic actions in […]
Police cut off power supply of seven premises
KUCHING: Seven illegal online gambling premises had their electricity supply cut off on Wednesday. The seven premises comprised five mobile phone accessory shops, a retail store and a small cottage. According to Kuching district deputy police chief Supt Merbin Lisa the operations were conducted by the Criminal Investigation Department of Kuching IPD with two staff […]
Power supply to six premises disconnected
PADAWAN: Six premises in areas under the jurisdiction of Padawan Municipal Council had their electricity supplies disconnected last Thursday on suspicion that the premises were used to carry out illegal gambling. Padawan District police chief, Supt Aidil Bolhassan, said the operation was done under Section 21A (1) of the Common Gaming Houses Act 1953. “A […]
