Illicit fags, beer smuggling thwarted
BINTULU: The Sarawak Marine Police Region 5 successfully thwarted an attempt to smuggle in various illicit cigarettes and beer during a raid behind a premises at Boulevard Setia Raja, Mukah on Wednesday. Its commanding officer ASP Ezuandi Bahadin said the raid took place around 3.30pm and the team managed to seize items worth RM121,836.80. Four […]
Fourteen hauled up to court for illegal gaming
KUCHING: Fourteen individuals comprising 12 Indonesians and two locals were charged with conducting an illegal online gaming activities at the Magistrates’ Court here today. They were charged under Section 4B(a) of the Common Gaming Houses Act, 1953 read with Section 34 of the same act. Magistrate Sharifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali ordered the two locals […]
Siblings nabbed in illegal gambling raid
MIRI: Police detained three female siblings for allegedly running an illegal gambling call-centre in a house here on Thursday. The suspects aged 24, 26 and 30 years were arrested during a raid carried out by Miri Criminal Investigation Department (CID) personnel led by ASP Unang Giang on a house located at Hilltop Garden here. During […]
Duo nabbed for house break-ins, thefts
MIRI: Police have arrested two local men they believed are responsible for a series of house break-ins and thefts here. The duo aged 28 and 34 years were detained at two separate locations on Thursday. The first arrest was made at a house in Kampung Pengkalan Lutong following a tip-off. This was followed by the […]
Illegal gambling raids net seven
KUCHING: Seven individuals including two Indonesians were arrested by the police for allegedly operating two illegal online gambling call centres in two separate raids last Monday (Nov 2). Padawan district police chief, Supt Aidil Bolhassan explained that the first raid took place at a semi-detached house at Jalan Batu Kawa, Desa Wira around 5.30pm. A […]
Male foreigner held for drugs
BINTULU: A foreigner was nabbed by narcotic police team in a raid. This was after drugs worth RM5,000 was found in a hut near Sungai Kemena, Jalan Sebungan-Sebauh on Monday (Nov 2). District police chief Supt Zulkipli Suhaili said during the raid a male suspect, aged 40, found at the premises, was arrested around 4pm. […]
Online gambling syndicate crippled
KUCHING: Police here crippled an online gambling syndicate with the arrests of 14 individuals in a raid at a residential unit in Winsor Estate at Mile 4 on Wednesday (Oct 28). Sarawak Criminal Investigation Department chief SAC Dennis Leong said that the syndicate had converted the house into a call centre, and was raking in […]
Police nab 12 for illegal gambling
PADAWAN: A luxury condominium unit suspected of operating as an illegal gambling centre in the city was raided last Monday night. Sarawak Crime Investigation Department (CID) chief SAC Denis Leong said that the Ops Dadu raid was conducted by a D7 police team at 10.30pm. Upon inspection, the team found that three rooms have poker […]
Two found possessing shotguns arrested
KAPIT: Two men were arrested for alleged possession of two shotguns in an unnumbered house at KM 5, Jalan Bukit Goram, Sungai Pelajau here last Thursday (Oct 22). Kapit district police chief DSP Freddy Bian Stanislaus said the two suspects aged 46 and 50, were arrested during a raid on the premises at 8pm. He […]
Attempted bribery suspect remanded
KUCHING: A local man who allegedly tried to give enforcement officers bribe amounting to RM18, 500 was ordered to be remanded for seven days. The 26-year-old online gambling operator from Desa Wira, was suspected of trying to bribe the officers for the said amount so that no legal action would be taken against him. Magistrate […]
