Three arrested, contraband alcohol seized
KUCHING: Three individuals were arrested, and various types of contraband alcohol valued at RM190,743.65 were seized in a raid at a premises in Bau on Aug 30. Sarawak Customs director Datuk Sharifah Halimah Tuanku Taha said the operation was conducted together with the Bau District Police Headquarters (IPD). “During the raid, the team discovered an […]
Six arrested for bike thefts, house burglary
MIRI: Police here on Tuesday solved at least six cases of motorcycle thefts and a house burglary with the arrest of six local men during a seven-hour raid at various locations here. According to Miri police chief ACP Lim Meng Seah, the suspects, aged between 20 and 51, were picked up from six different locations by […]
22 detained at noisy outlet
MIRI: A team of Miri Criminal Investigation Department (CID) went to check a complaint about a loud noise that caused public disturbance at wee hours of Friday (Aug 28) coming from an entertainment outlet in Permyjaya here. The police team detained 22 people including 11 customers inside the premises. “The raid was conducted around 3am […]
Man held for illegal lottery sale
BAU: A local man was arrested for selling illegal lottery tickets at the five-footway of a commercial centre building during the Ops Dadu raid on Wednesday. Bau district police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said in a statement today that the 23-year-old man from Samarahan was arrested by a team from Bau District Criminal Investigation Division […]
Three premises selling fake products raided
KUCHING: Three premises in Batu Kawa and Matang were busted for supplying and offering to supply canned food which used false labelling on Tuesday (August 4). The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs seized two types of canned food with false trademarks, namely 17 units of “Gulong Stewed Pork Sliced” and 44 units of […]
Online gambling ring crippled
KUCHING: Police busted an online gambling syndicate following raids on two online gambling call centres operating at two separate locations here on Wednesday (July 22) and apprehended nine individuals, including eight foreigners. State CID chief SAC Dennis Leong said the suspects aged between 20 and 36 were rounded up following raids at the Stampin Baru […]
Contraband worth over RM200k seized in Bau
BAU: The General Operations Force (GOF) thwarted an attempt to smuggle cigarettes and alcohol worth RM238,200 in an operation codenamed ‘Op Libas’ on Monday (July 13). GOF 11th Battalion commanding officer Supt Rosdi Inai said the operation took place around 1.20pm, carried out by 11 GOF 11th Battalion personnel and three Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) […]
Two nabbed for online gambling
SIBURAN: Two Indonesians were nabbed by police on suspicion of illegal online gambling activity in an unnumbered premises at Kampung Punau, Jalan Puncak Borneo on Sunday (July 12). Padawan district deputy police chief DSP Lim Jaw Shyong said that the duo was arrested in an operation dubbed Ops Dadu at around 6.50pm. “A team from […]
Contraband fags worth RM561,674 seized
KUCHING: The General Operations Force (GOF) confiscated 740,200 cigarettes sticks inside 3,805 cartons worth RM561,674 in two separate raids at Jalan Desa Wira, Batu Kawa here yesterday. Sarawak GOF Brigade commander SAC Mancha Ata said that the raids were carried out by Sarawak GOF Brigade Intelligence Unit along with Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Sarawak towards […]
Fake hand sanitisers seized in raid
KUCHING: The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) Sarawak last Thursday raided a residential house at Mile 3 on suspicion of producing and selling counterfeit hand sanitisers branded “Saraya”. In a statement issued, the raid was carried out by KPDNHEP enforcement officers around 12pm on the same day after a two-month observation towards […]
