Miri records highest drug haul in ‘Ops Tapis’
KUCHING: Miri made the largest drug bust in Sarawak involving seizures amounting to RM100,080 in round two of the anti-narcotics operation codenamed ‘Ops Tapis’. Next was Sibu (RM65,389) followed by Kuching (RM55,275). The three-day operation, a collaboration led by the Sarawak Contingent Police and Criminal Investigation Department along with the different police agencies, began on […]
Foreigner held for drugs
MUKAH: Narcotics police arrested a foreigner on suspicion of drug abuse yesterday. Mukah OCPD DSP Muhamad Rizal Alias said the ‘Ops Tapis’ raid took place around 10.55am at a hotel in Jalan Setiaraja, here. The 47-year-old suspect, a mechanic, was found in a room. Police came across a plastic packet containing syabu, under the mattress […]
Ops Tapis nets six for drugs
SERIAN: Six individuals were arrested for drug-related offences in a special integrated operation codenamed ‘Ops Tapis’ at Serian Enforcement Station on Wednesday (July 27). The operation helmed by Serian Narcotic Criminal Division (NCID), was carried out by 42 personnel from Serian traffic police, Serian Road Transport Department (RTD) Operation unit, Serian Enforcement Station and the […]
Unemployed female, 33, held for drugs
MUKAH: Narcotic police here arrested a jobless woman on suspicion of possessing drugs believed to be syabu yesterday. Mukah district police chief DSP Muhamad Rizal Alias in a statement, said the arrest was made around 11.50am at the Pasar Medan Setiaraja parking lot in an operation codenamed ‘Ops Tapis’. During inspections, the 33-year-old suspect surrendered […]
Two brothers held for substance abuse
MUKAH: Narcotic police here arrested two brothers on suspicion of engaging in substance abuse in an operation codenamed ‘Ops Tapis’ recently. In a statement, Mukah OCPD DSP Muhamad Rizal Alias said the raid was carried out towards a house in Kampung Penakub Ulu at 2.50pm. Inspections found nothing illegal on the men but later the […]
Druggie detained under Ops Tapis
MUKAH: Police detained a 28-year old man believed to be involved in drug abuse at a parking lot in Jalan Pinang Mukah on Friday (May 13). Mukah district police chief, DSP Muhamad Rizal Alias said the arrest was conducted by the district police’s Narcotics Criminal Investigation Division (NCID) during Ops Tapis. “The team conducted a […]
Police arrest over 300 during ‘Ops Tapis Khas’
KUCHING: Sarawak police have arrested more than 300 individuals during a recent nationwide anti-narcotics operation codenamed ‘Ops Tapis Khas’. In addition, they also seized RM124,318.33 worth of various drugs from April 18 to 20. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Mohd Azman Ahmad Sapri in a press conference revealed that 341 locals aged between 16 and 67 […]
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 […]
Nine held in drug swoop at Serian
SERIAN: Drugs which police believe were meant for distribution in villages around here were seized with the arrest of of nine individuals during a three-day operation recently. District police chief DSP Aswandy Anis in a statement, said during the Feb 23-25 operation codenamed ‘Ops Tapis’ police seized four straw tubes and a plastic packet containing crystalline […]
Special ops haul in 21 on drug rap
BINTULU: A total of 21 people, two of them foreigners, were rounded up by the district’s narcotic police in a three-day operation codenamed ‘Ops Tapis Khas’ from Feb 23 to 25. District police chief Supt Zulkipli Suhaili said the suspects, comprising 20 men and a woman aged between 16 and 47, were arrested for alleged […]
