Labourer nabbed for meth possession
MUKAH: Narcotics police arrested a labourer for possessing suspected methamphetamine at a petrol station on Sunday. Mukah police chief, DSP Muhammad Rizal Alias, in a statement, said that the arrest was made around 10.30 am when the 31-year-old man was suspiciously riding his motorcycle around the petrol station. As a team approached him, the […]
Local arrested with RM28,859 worth of methamphetamine
MIRI: A local suspect is in custody after being arrested for having 876.27 grams of methamphetamine, with an estimated street value of RM28,859. The arrest, made in the Tudan Road area here, is believed to be linked to drug distribution activities. Miri district police chief Assistant Commissioner Alexson Naga Chabu confirmed the successful operation conducted […]
Man nabbed on suspicion of possessing meth
MIRI: Narcotics police have arrested a local man for allegedly possessing RM218,000 worth of suspected methamphetamine in a car last Wednesday. The operation codenamed ‘Ops Tapis Khas Se-Malaysia’ was conducted at around 7 pm along Jalan Kubu. Miri police chief ACP Alexson Naga Chabu said the police had stopped a car driven by the suspect […]
Customs seizes over 34kg of methamphetamine at Kuching International Airport
KUCHING: The Sarawak Customs Department has apprehended two men in connection with the alleged smuggling of 14.17kg of suspected syabu at the Kuching International Airport (KIA) earlier this month. The arrests were carried out by the Customs Special Passenger Inspection Unit around 10pm on Nov 3, when the suspects arrived in Kuching from Kuala Lumpur. […]
Man gets eight months in prison for meth possession
KUCHING: The Magistrates’ Court here sentenced a man to eight months in prison for possessing 0.13g of methamphetamine. Hidayat, 25, from Landeh, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi to a charge framed under Section 12 (2) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, which is punishable under Section 12(3) of the same Act. If convicted, the […]
Australia charges three over 90 kg of meth concealed in futons
SYDNEY: Australian authorities on Tuesday said they arrested three men over the import of nearly 90 kg of methamphetamine hidden in five separate shipments of futons into Sydney. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) said a six-month operation dubbed “Hesperidium” began in March 2023 after Australian Border Force (ABF) officers found 5.5 kg of methamphetamine, also […]
Man gets two months jail for possessing drug
KUCHING: The Magistrates Court here today sentenced a local man to two years in prison and three strokes of the cane for possessing 25.12g of methamphetamine. Chua Zhi Yik, 26, from Landeh, pleaded guilty to a charge under Section 12(2) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 before Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali. According to […]
S’wak cops make biggest drug haul worth RM1.8 mln
KUCHING: Sarawak police seized RM1.8 million worth of methamphetamine in the state’s biggest drug bust this year. Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department cops raided an apartment in Batu Kawa yesterday (May 18) at 1.30 am and arrested an 18-year-old local man. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Mohd Azman Ahmad Sapri said 52,516 grammes of methamphetamine in packages […]
Couple held for drugs in raid on hotel
MIRI: Police picked up a local man and his female acquaintance during a raid on a budget hotel in Lopeng here where drugs worth RM6,225 were found in a room, yesterday (Jan 31). Miri OCPD ACP Alexson Naga Chabu said the drugs, believed to be methamphetamine, weighing 62.50g were seized by Miri narcotics police around […]
Duo nabbed, drugs worth RM72k seized
MIRI: Police here have arrested two local men and seized 2,000 grammes of methamphetamine valued at RM72,000 during an operation on Friday night. According to Miri OCPD ACP Alexson Naga Chabu, the duo was detained by a team of Miri District Narcotics Criminal Investigation Division around 9.45 pm by the roadside of an undisclosed location. […]
