Repeat drug offenders can face even more serious charges

KUCHING: Drug addicts who repeat drug offences are reminded that they can be charged under Section 39C of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 which provides for a five-year mandatory jail term and three lashes. Sarawak Prisons superintendent, Supian Kamaruddin, revealed that most addicts were not aware of this section and last month alone, 12 prisoners […]

Repeat offender detained for theft

MIRI: Police on Monday afternoon detained a local man with at least five criminal records, for allegedly involved in stealing items inside a car worth around RM500. The alleged incident reportedly occurred in Jalan Cahaya on February 27 this year. It is understood that the incident was discovered by the car owner on the early […]

Repeat offender caught stealing

MIRI: A 31-year-old local man who was just released from police lock-up was caught stealing again. The suspect was out from police custody for just a week but on Friday evening (Oct 23) he was arrested and detained again for motorcycle theft. He was picked up at a five-foot way of a building in Piasau, […]