Foreigner held for possessing drugs

MIRI: A 25-year-old foreign man was detained for possessing syabu, weighing six grammes, yesterday (July 6). Bintulu police chief Supt Zulkipli Suhaili said the suspect was arrested by a team from the Bintulu Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (NCID), led by Inspector Nicholas Golibin, at 3.40pm at a staircase of a shop at Kidurong Industrial Park, Jalan Tanjong […]

312 illegal logs seized

KANOWIT: A team of Forest Department Sarawak (FDS) Enforcement officers together with the General Operations Force (GOF) seized 312 illegal logs of various sizes and species in the areas of Batang Rejang around Nanga Samaram here. The department said the logs were seized in an operation on Wednesday (Mar 10) at around 8pm after it […]

Goods worth over RM400,000 seized by ministry

MUKAH: The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) Sarawak has seized goods worth RM437,832 involving compounds totalling RM11,900 following checks at 10,208 business premises statewide from January 1 to March 1 this year. Its enforcement head, Mogan Arumugam, said the businesses ranged from plantation, manufacturing, import, wholesaling to retailing, and covered urban and […]

Illegal logs, excavators seized

SRI AMAN: The General Operations Force (GOF) successfully thwarted two illegal logging activities at separate locations here last Thursday. In the incident, GOF 10th Battalion personnel spotted an illegal logging activity around Serpau Lingga riverbanks around 3pm. When the team approached the scene, the workers immediately fled after noticing the authorities’ presence. “The team waited […]