Sibu police arrest trio for drug trafficking
SIBU: Three men have been arrested for trafficking 1,019.10gms of methamphetamine on Thursday (June 18) Sibu deputies OCPD Supt Collins Babat said the suspects, aged 24 to 25, and were remanded for six days to facilitate investigation under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act, 1952. The offence carries a mandatory death sentence by hanging […]
Man accused of breaking into office, theft
KUCHING: Police have arrested a local man suspected of having broken into an office at MJC Batu Kawa on Sunday morning. Padawan district police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan said that the 24-year-old suspect was picked up by police at 10.40am. “In a police report made on April 7, the complainant said that her office was […]
Penang state legal officers remanded for bribery probe
ALOR SETAR: Three state legal officers in Penang have been remanded for between three and six days for investigation for allegedly soliciting for a RM500,000 bribe. Magistrate Nurshahida Abdul Rahim granted a six-day remand order on one of them, aged 42, while the other two suspects, aged 29 and 52, have been placed under a […]
Remand extension for drunk driver who rammed policeman at roadblock
KUALA LUMPUR: The police have obtained a remand extension from May 11-13 for a 44-year-old man who ran into a policeman at a Covid-19 ops roadblock at the Kajang South toll plaza on the Kajang-Seremban Expressway (Lekas) on May 3. Selangor criminal investigation department chief, Senior Asst Comm (SAC) Datuk Fadzil Ahmat, said in a statement […]
Patrick Teoh remanded three days over alleged insult
JOHOR BAHRU: Radio personality and actor Patrick Teoh has been remanded for three days from today to facilitate investigation into his alleged insulting remarks against the Tunku Mahkota of Johor, Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim, and the Johor royal institution. The remand order was issued by Magistrate Saba’aton Daud. Johor Police chief Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said Teoh, 73, was detained by a police […]
Mechanic nabbed for flouting MCO
MUKAH: A 21-year-old mechanic was arrested for flouting the movement control order (MCO) while riding a motorcycle here last Saturday. On April 18 at 9pm, a police team led by Insp Mohamad Haslee Sapiee spotted a man riding a motorcycle at the junction of Jalan Tutus Hulu here. Mukah district police chief DSP Jimmy Panyau […]
Duo remanded after being found with ganja
MIRI: Two were remanded by the Magistrate Court here on Saturday after they were caught with two parcels containing ganja (cannabis) weighing 520gm and 220gm respectively. Magistrate Eleanor Mako Timothy meted out the remand order. Both accused are to be produced again to the Magistrate Court on March 21. They are charged under Section 39B […]
