3,000 litres of diesel seized
BINTULU: The Sarawak Marine Police seized 3,000 litres of diesel worth RM5,220 from a three-ton container truck by the roadside at Jalan Pesisir Bintulu-Miri on Saturday (Oct 24). Its Region 5 operations headquarters commanding officer ASP Ezuandi Bahadin told that the operation took place around 11.30am which was a result of monitoring carried out by […]
RM2mln drug seizure in July
KUCHING: A total of 31.8kg of various types of drugs as well as 3,982 pills with a total estimated value of RM2,887,848.77 were seized in Sarawak between July 1 to 31 this year. Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said these were seized by narcotics enforcement agencies, namely […]
Vietnamese fishermen arrested, RM2.5 mln worth of items seized
KUCHING: The crew of two Vietnamese fishing vessels were arrested for encroaching into state waters, about 225 nautical miles north of Tanjung Po last Wednesday (Aug 12). Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Sarawak director First Admiral Maritime Robert Teh Geok Chuan said the arrests took place around 12.30pm when the Maritime Ship (KM) Sri Aman […]
Smuggled fags worth RM1.9 mln seized
SERIAN: The Sarawak General Operations Force (GOF) seized 11,680 cartons of contraband cigarettes worth RM1.96 million from a premises in Bukar Sadong Land District on Sunday (June 7). Following a public tip-off, a 13-member squad from the 11th Battalion raided the premises around 9.30am during an operation codenamed Op Libas. Commanding officer Supt Rosdi Inai […]
Diesel and vehicle seized in ops
BINTULU: Sarawak Marine Police arrested a man and seized four 800-litre barrels of diesel and a four-wheel drive worth RM90,000 in an operation on Saturday. Sarawak Marine Police Region 5 commander ACP Shamsol Kassim revealed the arrest was made around 12pm at KM10, Jalan Tun Husein Onn, Bintulu-Sibu Junction. “During an Ops Covid-19 patrol, our […]
Contraband items worth over RM75k seized
BINTANGOR: The Sarawak Marine Police have arrested a man and seized duty-unpaid liquor and cigarettes worth RM79,728 in an operation here. Sarawak Marine Police Region 5 commander ACP Shamsol Kassim said the operations took place at a residential house at 11.30am last Friday. “During the ‘Ops Landai Covid’, a team of four personnel carried out […]
Hunters arrested, two shotguns seized
MUKAH: Police arrested three hunters here last Friday, confiscating two shotguns, including a homemade one, in the process. Mukah OCPD DSP Jimmy Panyau said some villagers informed the police that they had made a citizen’s arrest in their village. A police team then went to Kampung Judan at 8.10pm and took the hunters into custody. […]
Enforcement officers seize overpriced face masks
ALOR SETAR: The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry office in Kedah has seized 3,450 face masks valued at RM6,900 in a raid on a house in Taman Kempas, Sungai Petani. Its director, Rae Morn Verak (rpt) Rae Morn Verak, said the raid was conducted at 10.45 am on Monday after public complaints that a man […]
Corals worth over RM127K seized in Lundu
KUCHING: The General Operations Force (GOF) raided a house at Jalan Black Smith, Lundu, on Thursday and seized 2,638 pieces of dead corals valued at RM127,750. Sarawak Brigade Commander Datuk Khaw Lok Chin said a 56-year-old man was detained to facilitate investigations into the seizure. Khaw said the raid ‘Op Bersepadu Khazanah’, was jointly carried […]
Lorries and timber seized, drivers arrested
SIMUNJAN: Two lorries carrying a total of 1,188 logs were stopped by the police at a roadblock set up in Jalan Simunjan–Gedong here. According to Simunjan OCPD DSP Merbin Lisa, the three-tonne vehicles were stopped last Saturday around 10.25pm for not having any relevant document or permit. “The drivers, aged 32 and 37, were arrested. […]
