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Customs officers make major narcotics busts

KUCHING: The state Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) scored a major year-end success against narcotics when its officers busted three cases in separate raids from November to December. The total value of the drug busts amounted to RM238,510. JKDM Sarawak director Dr Ahmad Taufik Sulaiman said that all three cases are being investigated under Section […]

Man possessing psychotropic pills detained

MUKAH: Narcotics police arrested a jobless man who had acted suspiciously behind a bus terminal at Jalan Setia Raja here. The 32-year-old suspect was arrested for allegedly involved in substance abuse during an operation codenamed ‘Ops Tapis’ around 1.40pm on Friday. Mukah district police chief, DSP Muhamad Rizal Alias said police inspections found a plastic […]

79 held in two-week drug swoop

KUCHING: A two-week operation led to the arrest of 79 suspects and the seizure of various drugs by narcotic police here. District police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah said the operation was carried out from Jan 1 at various locations. Among them are Kampung Sungai Bedil Besar, Kampung Lintang, Kampung Gita, Kampung Semerah Padi, Kampung Semariang, […]

Four held for alleged drug abuse

BAU: Narcotics police picked up four jobless men for alleged drug abuse and seized RM200 worth of drugs at Jalan Taiton here on Monday (Jan 10). District police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said the men aged between 26 and 48 years were arrested in front of a workshop around 10.10 am. “During inspection, three of […]

Syndicate gets drug supplies through courier services

KUCHING: Sarawak narcotics police have crippled a drug distribution syndicate which obtained its drug supplies from Peninsular Malaysia via various courier services. Sarawak Deputy Police Commissioner DCP Mancha Ata said the syndicate, known as ‘Mica’, had been operating for the past eight months. It was crippled after   the arrests of six local dealers in four […]

Zulfikar is Sarawak’s new CID chief

KUCHING: The state police’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) welcomed their new chief ACP Zulfikar Mohd Ghazali at their contingent headquarters today (Feb 10). Zulfikar took over the post from SAC Mat Zani@Mohd Salahuddin Che Ali who has been appointed Bukit Aman Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (Intelligence/International Relations) principal assistant director. Mat Zani, who served as […]

Male foreigner held for drugs

BINTULU: A foreigner was nabbed by narcotic police team in a raid. This was after drugs worth RM5,000 was found in a hut near Sungai Kemena, Jalan Sebungan-Sebauh on Monday (Nov 2). District police chief Supt Zulkipli Suhaili said during the raid a male suspect, aged 40, found at the premises, was arrested around 4pm. […]

Police destroy drugs worth RM1.3 mil

KUCHING: The state narcotics police today (Sept 25) disposed of various drugs worth RM1,382,594 at Kuching Integrated Waste Management Park (KIWMP) in Padawan. NCID chief, ACP Jasmirol Jamaluddin, said that the disposal involved case items in 12 districts, namely, Kota Samarahan, Bau, Padawan, Serian, Sri aman, Betong, Sarikei, Kapit, Bintulu, Miri, Limbang and Lawas. The […]

31-year-old detained for drug abuse

MIRI: Miri Narcotics Investigation Department (NCID) seized illegal substance believed to be methamphetamine weighing 0.3g during a raid on Friday near Kampung Pulau Melayu here. A 31-year-old suspect was detained during the 10.30am raid inside the Ex-Police Association of Malaysia’s building. The suspect was believed to have been involved in drug abuse and is being […]

Measures to eradicate drug smuggling via courier services soon

KUALA LUMPUR: Police have outlined several proposals to combat the increasing number of drug smuggling cases using courier service. Bukit Aman Narcotics CID deputy director Datuk Kamarulzaman Mamat said the installation of scanning machines and closed-circuit television (CCTV) at courier company sending and collection counters are among the proposals. “In a meeting on Jan 16, 74 courier company representatives present […]