Attempts to smuggle in foreign workers foiled
SERIAN: Police have thwarted attempts by two tekongs (trafficking agents) to smuggle in six foreign workers illegally into the state. District police chief DSP Aswandy Anis said those involved were arrested in two separate raids during Ops Benteng in Mongkos here on Monday and Wednesday. “The first arrest involved a 44-year-old local man who brought […]
Attempts to smuggle foiled
KUCHING: The Sarawak Brigade’s General Operations Force (GOF) managed to thwart the attempts of three local tekong (trafficking agents) to smuggle in five illegal immigrants into the state. GOF Sarawak commander SAC Mancha Ata said the agents were arrested in two separate raids during Ops Benteng on May 23 and 24. He said the first […]
Ornamental fish, albino tortoise seized
KOTA BHARU: Ornamental fish and albino tortoises worth RM73,200 were seized by the 9th Battalion General Operations Force (PGA9) in a car in Rantau Panjang, Pasir Mas, near here, today. PGA9 Commanding Officer Supt Nor Azizan Yusof said the seizure was made by the battalion’s Strike Force members during Ops Benteng. “The team spotted a […]
Two nabbed over bid to traffick drugs
KUCHING: Police nabbed two couriers for allegedly attempting to traffic Ecstacy pills and syabu worth over RM260,000 at a roadblock at KM30, Jalan Serian-Tebedu, last Friday (Mar 5). Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail disclosed that the drug supply, suspected to be from Kuching, was believed to be delivered to another source in Tebedu and […]
Ban on interstate travel stays until March 18, inter district allowed except in Sabah
KUALA LUMPUR: The prohibition on crossing state nationwide at the moment will remain while travel across districts is allowed except Sabah effective from March 5 to 18. Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the inter district ban in Sabah would be maintained for two weeks based on the request of the […]
Army personnel on missions first to be vaccinated
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) personnel involved in operations and foreign missions are among the first group to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, said Senior Defence Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. The MAF personnel are the ones who currently and would be deployed in operation areas such as Ops Benteng and Ops […]
Border missions get a boost
ATM mobile assets to help in border surveillance KUCHING: About one-third of the Malaysian Armed Forces’ (ATM) mobile assets have been sent to Sabah and Sarawak for ‘Ops Benteng’ border missions. Army chief General Tan Sri Datuk Zamrose Mohd Zain said the assets comprised 40 one-tonne GS Cargo vehicles, nine all-terrain vehicles and 50 scrambler […]
One foreigner arrested, one deported in ‘Ops Benteng’ operations
KUCHING: The General Operations Force (GOF) on Thursday (Feb 18) conducted two successful ‘Ops Benteng’ operations in Lundu and Serian. In a statement, GOF said patrol teams arrested a foreign man for working illegally in the state. The foreigner was stopped by the team at around 8am, Wednesday in Jalan Salcra Undan Raso 2, Lundu. […]
Over RM20k worth of contraband beers seized
KUCHING: Marine police seized contraband beers worth over RM20,000 from a lorry during an operation carried out last Thursday. Sarawak Marine Police Region 5 commander ACP Shamsol Kassim said the ‘Ops Benteng’ raid was carried out by a Marine Intelligence Unit around 10.30am. The team noticed the suspicious lorry at Jalan Belatok, Taman Malihah and […]
GOF thwarts human smuggling attempts
SERIAN: Two human smuggling attempts here were thwarted by the General Operations Force (GOF) over the weekend. Sarawak GOF commander SAC Mancha Ata said the first attempt took placed last Saturday (Jan 30) around 7pm in Jalan Serian-Sri Aman. A GOF team carrying out Ops Benteng Covid, spotted a suspicious vehicle on the road. They […]
