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Cops arrest two Sabahans in Batu Kawa, seize RM394,000 worth of drugs

KUCHING: Sarawak narcotics police successfully crippled a drug refining and distribution syndicate with the arrests of two Sabahans and seizure of RM394,000 worth of various drugs. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Mancha Ata, in a press conference, said that the suspects aged 26 and 29, were arrested following a raid on an apartment in Batu Kawa […]

Marine cops detain tanker for illegal transport of diesel

MIRI: Marine police detained an oil tanker truck during an operation yesterday (Jan 9) for transporting about 16,000 litres of diesel without a permit. Miri police chief ACP Alexson Naga Chabu said Marine Police Region 5 personnel stopped the truck for inspection at 6.15am during an operation code named ‘Ops Kontraban’ along Jalan Miri-Bakan, near […]

RM15,000 contraband fags, liquors seized

LIMBANG: The Royal Malaysian Customs Department (Customs), Limbang branch, on Friday (Sept 3) morning seized RM14,468.83 worth of cigarettes and liquors with unpaid duties following a raid held at a house at Jalan Batu 3 ½, Jalan Kubong. The total value of the items seized including a van was RM37, 463.83. According to Sarawak Customs […]

Duo arrested, 71.31g drugs seized

MUKAH: Police arrested two men and seized drugs worth over RM7,000 during a roadblock at Batang Paloh ferry jetty, in Daro last Friday (July 16). The suspects, aged 31 and 35 from Pulau Bruit, were detained after police noticed they were riding a motorcycle suspiciously around 7.50pm. Matu-Daro police chief DSP Neil Beginda said inspections […]

Ops Kontraban nets over RM112k uncustomed goods

SIBU: The Sarawak General Operations Force (GOF) seized contraband cigarettes and alcoholic beverages worth more than RM112,000 last Saturday (July 17). In the operations codenamed ‘Ops Kontraban’, the 10th Battalion GOF team carried out a raid on a double-storey premises in the city. Brigade commander SAC Saini Bongkek said the premises is believed to be […]

Man held over online gambling

PADAWAN: Police nabbed a man suspected to be involved in online gambling at Jalan Kangkok Off Jalan Batu Kawa last Sunday. District police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan said that the suspect was arrested by a police task force led by Insp Syahrulhafizy Ghazali around 6.50pm. “The team arrested the 38-year-old suspect, believed to be an […]

13,000 sacks of smuggled rice seized from ship

MIRI: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Miri seized 13,000 sacks of smuggled rice worth RM3 million after they intercepted an undocumented Mongolian-registered cargo ship about 2.6 nautical miles northwest of Tanjung Baram. MMEA Miri head Captain Md Fauzi Othman said his men were on tracking maritime patrol when they spotted and intercepted the cargo […]

Homemade shotgun seized, man arrested

BAU: A jobless man was arrested after police found a homemade shotgun inside his car at Kampung Opar last Friday (July 2). Bau police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said aside from the weapon, police also confiscated five shotgun bullet shells in a bag. A police patrol team conducting ‘Ops Tapis’, spotted the suspect acting suspiciously […]

Wild parties busted

41 detained in six ‘Ops Parti Liar’ raids KUCHING: Ten foreigners were among 41 people arrested for participating in drug-fuelled parties at residential apartments and an entertainment centre around Kuching and Padawan districts. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail said that the suspects, which comprised 27 men and 14 women aged between 18 and 42, […]

Five drug abusers arrested

KUCHING: Padawan narcotics police arrested five individuals and seized various types of drugs worth RM1,900 in a house at Jalan Kong Phin, Mile 4 here on Friday (June 4). The suspects, comprising three women and two men, aged between 18 and 31, were nabbed around 1 pm. Padawan deputy police chief DSP Lim Jaw Shyong, […]