Marine police seize diesel worth RM163,000
BINTULU: The Sarawak Marine Police Region Five thwarted two attempts of transporting 20,000 litres of diesel worth RM163,000 without valid documents in separate operations. Its commander ACP Zulfikar Mohd Ghazali, who confirmed the cases, said the first operation took place on Wednesday (Aug 18) at Jalan Bintulu-Bakun. “In the operation codenamed ‘Op Kontraban’, the team detained […]
Contraband worth over RM860k seized in raids
KUCHING: Marine police seized contraband beers, 12,000 litres of diesel and vehicles worth over RM860,000 at separate locations over the weekend. Sarawak Marine Police Region 5 commander ACP Zulfikar Mohd Ghazali said two men and a woman were arrested in the operations, held in Betong and Bintulu. The first operations took place at a premises […]
Trawler, fishermen detained for illegal fishing
BINTULU: A fishing trawler and two crew members were detained by Marine Police for illegally fishing off Bintulu last Friday (July 16). Bintulu Marine police commanding officer ASP Ezuandi Bahadin said the two crews comprised a local and a foreign fisherman. “Investigations found that the local man was using the services of a foreign fisherman […]
1,000 litres of diesel seized
BINTULU: The Marine Police here foiled a man’s bid to transport 1,000 litres of diesel in an operation codenamed Ops Kontraban at Jalan Persisir Bintulu-Kuala Tatau on Monday (June 21). Bintulu Marine Police commanding officer ASP Ezuandi Bahadin said an intelligence team detained a lorry for inspection at a roadblock in Kampung Warisan Jepak around […]
Ops nets RM75k smuggled fags, booze
BINTULU: Contraband cigarettes and liquor worth more than RM75,000 were seized in an operation aptly codenamed Ops Kontraban here, last Friday (June 18). Marine Police personnel with assistance from the Kampung Warisan Jepak roadblock personnel, carried out an operation at Jalan Pesisir Pantai Bintulu-Kuala Tatau around 9am. Sarawak Marine Police Region 5 commander ACP Shamsol […]
Illegal logs, vessel valued at RM4.4 mln seized
BINTULU: A cargo vessel transporting 929 logs of various types and sizes worth RM185,800 were detained by Bintulu Marine Police last Friday. Along with the logs, the vessel and a radio, a life craft, six fire extinguishers, 10 life jackets, an excavator, a radar and a compass on board, worth a total of RM4,417,000 were […]
Marine Police foil cigarette smuggling attempt worth RM4 million
KUCHING: Sarawak Region 5 Marine Police (PPM) have thwarted an attempt by smugglers to bring in RM4.125 million worth of contraband cigarettes into Kuching on Wednesday (May 19). Its commander ACP Shamsol Kassim said a team led by an officer and five members of the Marine Intelligence Unit detained a 10-tonne lorry carrying a load […]
20 smuggling attempts thwarted since Jan
KUCHING: Marine police here managed to bust 20 smuggling attempts in the state between January and May of this year as part of Ops Contraband. Sarawak Marine Police Region 5 (PPM) commander ACP Shamsol Kassim said for the same period in 2020, 27 cases which contravened the Customs Act 1967 were foiled by PPM. He […]
42 illegal logs seized
BINTULU: The Bintulu Region 5 Marine Police Force (PPM) seized 42 logs worth RM16,800, discovered by the side of the road about 6.2km from the junction of Ladang Samling (Akasia) Sungai Sera, Samarakan on Wednesday (Apr 21). Bintulu PPM Operations Headquarters Commanding Officer ASP Ezuandi Bahadin said seizure was carried out in accordance with the […]
Rescuers retrieve body of drowned man
KUCHING: The body of a man feared drowned in Sarawak river yesterday (March 19), was found about two metres from the control post today (March 20). A spokesperson from the State Fire Department operations centre said the body was found around 2.30pm at a depth of 12 feet. Rescuers successfully retrieved the body and it […]
