Woman among five nabbed for marijuana possession
BINTULU: Narcotics police have arrested five locals on Wednesday (Apr 3) including a woman for their alleged involvement in a drug distribution activity. Bintulu police chief, Supt Nixon Joshua Ali said that the suspects, aged between 21 and 58, were picked up in Kampung Baru. In addition, police also seized two plastic packets containing 136g […]
Cop acquitted of drug trafficking
KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here yesterday acquitted a police officer charged with distributing 5.6kg of marijuana. Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali ordered that the accused, Aizat, 30, be discharged and acquitted after the prosecution withdrew the case. The court was told that the chemical report presented did not contain drugs in all the bottles […]
Drugs seized from suspect worth over 6.7k
SIBU: Police here arrested a 26-year-old local man and seized from him drugs estimated to be worth more than RM6,700 on Wednesday (Jan 4). Sibu district police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said the suspect was arrested at a house in Lorong Permai Jaya 1B1 here by police personnel from the Sibu district Narcotics Crime Investigation […]
Unemployed man nabbed for meth, marijuana possession
PADAWAN: An unemployed man was detained by police for possessing methamphetamine and marijuana worth RM9,125.50. The 20-year-old unemployed man was detained by a team from Padawan’s Narcotic Criminal Investigation Division at the suspect’s sedan vehicle at café at Jalan Moyan at 11pm last night. “The team arrested the suspect and then inspected the vehicle. They […]
Five nabbed for cultivating cannabis
SIBU: Police arrested five suspects, including two foreigners, at a farmhouse for allegedly cultivating 34 pots of cannabis plants worth about RM56,346 in Sungai Bidut yesterday. According to Deputy Commissioner of Police Datuk Mancha Ata, their modus operandi was to turn the vegetable garden involved into a site for growing marijuana to avoid detection by […]
Malaysia to beef up border security after Thailand legalise planting marijuana
MELAKA: Malaysia to beef up control at the country’s borders to curb the increase in cannabis smuggling from Thailand following the government’s decision to allow its citizens to plant marijuana effective last June 9. Bukit Aman Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (JSJN) director Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said Thailand’s decision was seen to have an […]
Three arrested, 1.62kg marijuana seized in raid
MIRI: Narcotics police here arrested three individuals and seized 1.62kg of marijuana drugs at two separate locations on Thursday (Oct 21). District police chief ACP Hakemal Hawari, who confirmed the case, said the marijuana drugs seized from the suspects, were valued around RM9,750. The arrests were carried out in front of a courier service company […]
36.95kg ganja seizure
KUCHING: Customs successfully thwarts two attempts at smuggling 36.95kg of marijuana or locally known as ganja in four days at Kuching International Airport (KIA). Its director Herman Shah Abdullah revealed that these were the first two marijuana cases recorded this year. The compressed marijuana packed into a total of 37 packages was found in three […]
Police seize unclaimed parcel containing marijuana
BY ALLAN JAY & CLEMENT ERIK WONG PADAWAN: A parcel left uncollected at a courier company in Jalan Batu Kitang here was seized on Tuesday (Jan 19) as it was found to contain 2.10kg of marijuana. On Jan 4, a courier company staff notified the police that a parcel, sent from New Focus Auto Sdn […]
Student escapes death penalty
KUCHING: A student of an institution of higher learning can now breathe a huge sigh of relief after escaping the death penalty when the High Court here acquitted her of trafficking 3.155kg of marijuana. Kuching High Court judge Azhahari Kamal Ramli made the decision after the prosecution failed to prove prima facie against the accused, […]
