Boat seized for fishing too close to beach
MIRI: A local fishing boat with five local crew members on onboard was seized on Friday afternoon by the Miri Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) for fishing too close to the beach in Tanjung Payung. The boat was spotted and detained at about eight nautical miles North West from the area around 1pm. Also seized […]
Foresters thwart theft of logs
BINTULU: The Sarawak Forestry Department (SFD) successfully thwarted an attempt to steal logs from Similajau Forest Reserve last Saturday. Its director Datuk Hamden Mohammad said the Bintulu Regional Forest enforcement team seized a dump truck carrying 50 short logs of various sizes early in the morning. The logs estimated to be 12 cubic metres in […]
Vegetables worth RM53k seized
MIRI: The Royal Malaysian Customs Department seized over 3,462kg of various types of undeclared imported vegetables worth RM53,369 involving duty and tax of RM59, 086 following an inspection at Jalan Bintulu-Miri. Sarawak Customs director Datuk Sharifah Halimah Tuanku Taha said the vegetables were found in a 40-feet long refrigerated trailer at around 10am on Tuesday […]
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 […]
Contraband beer, truck seized in raid
KUCHING: Police seized 2,880 cans of contraband beer from a truck during a spot check at the Mile 7 traffic light junction at Jalan Stakan yesterday. Padawan district police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan said the raid was conducted by three patrol officers of the Kota Sentosa Police Station after receiving the report around 11.30am. “They […]
Over 500 fake Casio calculators seized
SIBU: The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry seized 532 units of fake Casio calculators from a shop on Tuesday (June 30). Speaking at a press conference, Sibu chief Kelyn Bolhassan said a 33-year-old woman was also arrested for allegedly possessing the items. “We have taken her statement and released her temporary while waiting for […]
RM55,350 worth of contraband seized
LAWAS: A total of 70,000 sticks of contraband cigarettes and 19 boxes of canned beer worth RM55,350 was seized during a raid at Kampung Tanjung Surabaya around 10.30 pm last Wednesday. The raid, codenamed ‘Ops Libas’, was conducted by Limbang’s 12th Battalion ‘C’ Inspection Branch of the General Operations Force (PGA) team. According to the […]
Illicit fags worth RM124k seized
KUCHING: A total of 87,240 sticks of regular and clove illicit cigarettes worth RM124,296 was seized at a commercial centre in Jalan Penrissen, last Wednesday. Also seized were two vehicles where the contraband cigarettes were found. The vehicles were worth RM80,000 and RM90,000 each respectively. According to a report, Sarawak Region Five Marine Police (PPM.5) […]
Drugs worth RM5.6 mil seized
KUCHING: Sarawak police successfully seized various kinds of drugs worth a total of about RM5.6 million from January to May this year. State Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department chief, ACP Jasmirol Jamaluddin said the drugs Ecstasy recorded the highest seizure value at RM2,672,210, followed by Syabu (RM2,236,546.50), Ketamine (RM545,862), Eramin (RM113,120), Marijuana (RM24,105.20) and Nospan (RM1,536). […]
