Woman among five held for drugs

KUCHING: Five individuals were arrested for alleged drug abuse during a raid at a house in Jalan Batu Kawa here, on Tuesday. Padawan police chief, Supt Aidil Bolhassan said the suspects comprised four men and one woman, aged 27 to 43. Upon inspection, the police found two plastic bags containing small packets of crystalline substances […]

Man who broke into cop’s house arrested

KUCHING: A man was arrested for breaking into a cop’s house on Monday morning. District police chief ACP Awang Din Awang Gani said the incident occurred around 3.30am at Taman Sourabaya Indah here. The police officer was asleep when he was awakened by the sound of the main door being opened. “The police officer went […]

Bookie held for illegal bets

KUCHING: A 31-year-old man was arrested for allegedly carrying out an illegal sports betting activity in his home on Friday (Nov 6). Padawan district police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan told the raid took place around 4.15pm at Jalan Kim Chu Shin, Batu Kawa by a Padawan CID team. “The team raided the house and arrested […]

Man arrested for office break-in

KUCHING: A local man was arrested for allegedly breaking into an office in MJC Batu Kawa yesterday (Oct 30). Padawan district police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan stated the 31-year-old suspect was arrested at 4.30am by a Padawan patrol unit. “When the unit arrived, they found that the suspect was already arrested. The arrest also led […]

Police detain couple

SIBU: A couple was arrested by police on suspicion of being involved in substance abuse last Wednesday. District police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said the arrest was carried out by a team from the Sibu Narcotics Crime Investigation Division (NCID), around 12.10pm at Jalan Oya here. The team spotted a four-wheel drive vehicle in […]

Ops Dadu nets one suspect

PADAWAN: A man was nabbed for online gambling activities in an anti-gambling operation codenamed Ops Dadu raid on Tuesday (August 11). According to Padawan district police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan the suspect, aged 27, was arrested at a shoplot in commercial centre at Jalan Belatok, around 8.35pm. “A Condor branded handset and a cash of […]

Two theft cases solved

KUCHING: Police here have solved two theft cases at Muara Tabuan Light Industrial Park and Tabuan Tranquility with the arrest of a dispatcher here yesterday. The 29-year-old suspect was arrested at 9.40am at his work place in Sungai Maong. District police chief ACP Awang Din Awang Gani said with this arrest, police have successfully solved […]

Suspected drug peddler nabbed

BAU: A man was arrested for possessing 5.1g of syabu along Jalan Blacksmith here on Friday. District police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said the 25-year-old was detained after police spotted him acting suspiciously while riding a motorcycle at around 11.30pm. “During a body check, the unemployed man took out a brown bag from his pocket, […]

Man arrested for hitting ex-wife

PADAWAN: Police arrested a 23-year-old man on Friday for allegedly hitting his ex-wife with a mobile phone on Wednesday (June 17). Padawan district police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan said that the incident happened behind e-Mart Matang at 5.10pm. According to the complainant, the suspect who is a labourer, asked the victim to sit next to […]

Nabbed for injuring man with rim lock iron

PADAWAN: A man was arrested for injuring a victim with a rim lock iron at Kampung Haji Baki last Tuesday. According to Padawan District police chief, Supt Aidil Bolhassan, the suspect, 23, was arrested at 3.05pm in his house at Jalan Batu Kitang. “The victim, 25, lodged a report last Monday, stating that the suspect […]