Man faces charges of illegal narcotics possession
KUCHING: A 29-year-old local man was brought before the Magistrate’s Court here yesterday on three counts of illegal narcotics possession while in remand at Puncak Borneo Prison last October. However, no plea was taken from the accused Nur Firdaus Azaniah Osman in relation to the three charges read in front of Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura […]
Man jailed seven months for drug abuse
KUCHING: A local man was sentenced to seven months in prison by the Magistrate’s Court here yesterday for taking the drugs amphetamine and methamphetamine. The accused Sharmeen Sulaiman pleaded guilty to a charge which was read by an interpreter before Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali, here. Syarifah ordered the accused to serve his prison […]
Tugboat, barge detained for illegal cargo transfer
BINTULU: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) here detained a tugboat and barge suspected of carrying out unauthorised cargo transfer activities between vessels last Sunday. MMEA Bintulu Zone director, Captain Mohd Khairol Anuar Saad said the detention took place some 3.7 nautical miles off Tanjung Batu around 10.30 am. During a routine patrol, a tugboat […]
Hairdresser fined RM1,500 for illegal cash possession
KUCHING: A hairdresser was sentenced to a fine of RM1,500 by the Magistrate’s Court here for illegally possessing money in his personal account amounting to RM8,150 today (20 Oct). Accused Phoo Yoke Kee, 33, pleaded guilty to three charges under Section 37(1) of the Sarawak Minor Offence Ordinance 1958 which was read before Magistrate Syarifah […]
Two nabbed for illegal possession of 34,000 litres of diesel
KUCHING: The Sarawak Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KDPNHEP) have arrested two locals and seized over RM70,000 worth of diesel today (Oct 17). Its director Matthew Dominic Barin, when met by reporters at Jalan Stephen Yong today, said the operation was carried out after a public complaint followed by a two-month intelligence operation. “We managed […]
Bin the illegal dumpers!
Illegal dumping poses a big problem. As soon as clean-ups are organised to pick it up, it’s back out there in three or four days. – Unknown I can understand Kota Samarahan Municipal Council (MPKS) chairman Datuk Peter Minos’s disappointment with residents who take the easy way out by indiscriminately dumping garbage in undesignated spaces […]
Illegal crypto mining premises busted
SIBU: Police have busted suspected illegal crypto mining at a two-storey premise in Jalan Serai here Wednesday which had incurred losses from stolen electricity worth almost half a million ringgits. According to Sibu police chief, ACP Zulkipli Suhaili in a statement yesterday (August 11) the operation police around 12:50 pm, is a joint operation between […]
Man nabbed for allegedly selling illegal lottery
BAU: Police here arrested a local man for allegedly engaging in illegal lottery sales activity in an unnumbered house yesterday. Bau district police chief DSP Poge Nyaon in a statement said the suspect was apprehended through the ‘Op Dadu’ raid, which was carried out by the district’s Criminal Investigation Division (CID), at Jambusan old town […]
Ship seized, crew arrested for illegal sand extraction
SIBU: Marine police here seized a ship and arrested six crew for allegedly carrying out illegal sand extraction yesterday (June 10). Sarawak Marine Police Region Five (PPMW5) commander ACP Zulfikar Mohd Ghazali, in a statement on the PPMW5 Facebook page, said a patrol team spotted and detained a ship carrying out the extraction works in […]
418 illegal advertisements removed around Miri City
MIRI: The Miri City Council (MCC) enforcement team has removed a total of 418 illegal advertisements around the city this month. These illegal advertisements include unauthorised posters and stickers in public spaces. MCC, in a statement yesterday (Monday), advised those responsible to cease the illegal practice in light of the heavy penalties imposed by the […]
