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Woman among six arrested for drug offences

BAU: A woman was among six jobless individuals arrested for possessing various drugs totalling RM1,460 at three locations around the district today (July 6). District police chief DSP Poge Nyaon said the suspects, who consisted of five men and a woman aged between 21 and 36, were nabbed by the Bau narcotic police and roadblock personnel […]

MMEA seizes suspicious fishing boats off Miri

MIRI: The Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Miri Zone detained two suspicious fishing boats about five nautical miles from Muara Sungai Miri on Thursday (June 17). Its director Md Fauzi Othman said the arrests took place around 9.30am by MMEA vessels patrolling around Miri waters. “The team conducted inspection on both boats and found five […]

Don’t fall for scams

KUCHING: If you are contacted by a suspicious person, immediately turn off the telephone, advised Padwan District police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan. “Do not provide any bank account information or personal details to the caller and never transfer money to a third party account. “Immediately call or come to the nearest police station for help,” […]

Man arrested for breaking into phone shop

SIBU: An unemployed man was arrested on suspicion of breaking into a 24-hour mobile phone shop in Jalan Bandong and stealing RM380. Sibu District Police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said the 20-year-old suspect was arrested following a police report by a shop assistant. He said camera footage of the store’s closed circuit showed the […]

Busy night for army and smugglers

KUCHING: The army successfully foiled two land agents’ attempts to smuggle undocumented foreigners in and out of Sarawak yesterday. The First Infantry Division said the incident happened at the Ensawang oil palm plantation, Lubok Antu, about 300m from the Malaysia-Indonesia border. An army team spotted a motorcycle behaving in a suspicious manner at about 8.30pm […]

Immigrant arrested for burglary

KUCHING: An Indonesian man was arrested for suspected burglary in a house at Jalan Batu Kawa on Dec 13. Padawan police chief, Supt Aidil Bolhassan said the suspect – identified as Ringgo, 24 from Singkawang, Indonesia – was arrested in Moyan Square here on Tuesday. “On Dec 13, a victim filed a police report after […]