Woodcutter arrested for possession of revolver, bullets

TANAH MERAH: A woodcutter was arrested for possessing a Smith & Wesson .357 Magnum revolver with six bullets in Kampung Air Murbo, Jedok, yesterday. Tanah Merah district police chief Supt Mohd Haki Husbullah said police earlier received reports from members of the public about the 40-year-old suspect going berserk and threatening to injure family members. […]

Smuggling attempt thwarted; two with illegal gun arrested

LUNDU: A bid to smuggle 395 cartons of alcoholic beverages to Kalimantan, Indonesia was foiled by the General Operations Force (GOF) last Wednesday (Mar 10). In the evening operation called ‘Ops Benteng Covid’ around 5.30pm, a task force from the GOF Sarawak brigade detained a lorry that was heading towards the border at Kampung Raso […]

Man jailed two years for firearm offence

SIBU: A 32-year-old mechanic was sentenced to two years in prison by the Sessions Court here yesterday after pleading guilty to two counts of possessing a firearm without a valid licence. The defendant, Limbang Mukan, who was unrepresented, was sentenced to one year in prison for each charge, and both sentences were ordered to run […]