Jail for gambler who failed to pay fine

KUCHING: A local man who failed to pay a fine of RM10,000 for engaging in online gambling was today sentenced to four months’ jail. Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azuran Wan Ali ordered Mohamad Zamberi Abdul Rahman, 26, to be detained in jail when he failed to pay the fine after pleading guilty under Section 4B (a) […]

Online gambling agent nabbed

KUCHING: An illegal online gambling top up agent was arrested during Ops Dadu conducted in Siniawan Sentral on Wednesday (Jan 27). Bau district police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said the 26-year-old local male was arrested by the crime busters at 7.53pm. “As a result of the operation, police arrested a local man who is suspected […]

Woman busted for online casino top-up

BAU: Police here arrested a woman for alleged involvement in online gambling activities at Jalan Datuk Salau on Monday. District police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said the operation dubbed ‘Ops Dadu’ was carried out by the district’s CID team at 4.30pm. The team raided the premises and arrested the 37-year-old woman who was suspected to […]

Counsel fails in request for immediate release on Addy Kana gambling syndicate

PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court here today reserved its decision on the final attempt by a ‘Datuk’ and two policemen for an immediate release from detention under the Prevention of Crime Act (Poca) 1959 in connection with an illegal online gambling syndicate. A five-member panel chaired by Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat deferred the […]

Three nabbed for illegal online gambling

PADAWAN: Three individuals were nabbed for alleged involvement in illegal online gambling in a premises at Jalan Penrissen on Tuesday. Padawan police chief, Supt Aidil Bolhassan said the suspects, two men and a woman aged between 22 and 55 years, were arrested during an operation codenamed ‘Ops Dadu’. “The 22-year-old female suspect admitted to being […]

Police nab Indonesian women in Ops Dadu

BAU: Police arrested two Indonesian women for operating as top-up agents in an illegal online gambling at a convenience store at Jalan Ong Guan Cheng here. Bau police chief, DSP Poge Nyaon said the duo,  aged 21 and 39 years from Pontianak and Singkawang respectively, were arrested during an operation codenamed ‘Ops Dadu’ conducted at […]

Online gambling suspect caught

KUCHING: Police arrested an 18-year-old teenager suspected of doing illegal online gambling activities. He was caught during an operation codenamed “Ops Dadu” in Kampung Tamah, near the Kuching/Serian Road on Wednesday (Nov 18). Padawan police chief, Supt Aidil Bolhassan said a raid was conducted on a shop premises at Kampung Tamah after complaints were received […]

11 raids in one week

MIRI: Police here have conducted 11 Ops Dadu raids on premises suspected to be involved in gambling activities within one week. Miri deputy police chief Supt Mohd Sabri Zainol said that the district’s Crime Investigation Division (CID) conducted the raids from Sept 28 to Oct 4. “Eight raids were made towards premises suspected to be […]

Rise in online gambling involving youths in Sarawak

KUCHING: Online gambling cases involving youths in Sarawak have shown an increase during the implementation of the movement control order (MCO). Sarawak Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah today said statistics obtained by his ministry had shown that 1,292 online gambling cases were reported in the first eight months of this year compared to […]

Online gambling top-up agent caught

KUCHING: A team from Padawan district police headquarters (IPD) arrested an online gambling top-up agent in a continuous operation to combat illegal gambling activities on Friday (Sept 4). Padawan district police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan said that the police caught the 29-year-old man during an “Ops Dadu” raid to a grocery store at Taman Palma […]