Foreigner held for drug possession
BINTULU: Narcotic police here arrested a young foreign lad for alleged involvement in drug distribution activity yesterday. Bintulu district police chief Supt Batholomew Umpit said the 23-year-old suspect was detained for inspection at the Kidurong Industrial area. During inspections, the police managed to seize five straw tubes containing drugs believed to be syabu from the […]
Five held for drugs in raids
BINTULU: Five locals were arrested for alleged involvement in substance abuse at separate locations in the district. Bintulu district police chief Supt Batholomew Umpit via a statement said the first case happened on Aug 1 at Jalan Keppel Shahida. A narcotic police team arrested a 47-year-old man for possession of 0.8g of drugs believed to […]
Three people in Bintulu arrested for various offences
BINTULU: Three people were arrested for various offences in an operation here codenamed ‘Op Bersepadu’ last Sunday (July 31). Police said they picked up two men for alleged possession of 0.5g of drugs believed to be syabu, and that one of them was being investigated under Section 12(1) of the Dangerous Drugs Act, 1952. Both […]
Raid nets three locals for drugs
KUCHING: Police here arrested three locals including a woman and seized over 60g of drugs believed to be syabu last night. Acting on information, the Narcotic Criminal Investigation Division (NCID) conducted a raid towards a premises in Pending around 7.20pm. Kuching district police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah said via a media statement the team managed […]
Unemployed female, 33, held for drugs
MUKAH: Narcotic police here arrested a jobless woman on suspicion of possessing drugs believed to be syabu yesterday. Mukah district police chief DSP Muhamad Rizal Alias in a statement, said the arrest was made around 11.50am at the Pasar Medan Setiaraja parking lot in an operation codenamed ‘Ops Tapis’. During inspections, the 33-year-old suspect surrendered […]
Two held for drug offences
BINTULU: Narcotics police arrested two men, including a foreigner, for allegedly possessing drugs during raids at two separate locations recently. Bintulu OCPD Supt Batholomew Umpit said the first arrest involving a 35-year-old foreigner was made last Sunday (June 26) at Jalan Abang Galau. “The suspect will be investigated under Section 12(2) of the Dangerous Drugs […]
Duo held for suspected involvement in drug
BINTULU: Two local men were arrested on suspicion of substance abuse yesterday by the Narcotics police. According to Bintulu police chief Supt Batholomew Umpit in a statement, the suspects, aged 26 and 37, were arrested at Jalan Sebiew and Jalan Tun Hussein Onn. “One of them was found to be in possession of 0.5g of […]
21 held in swoop, drugs worth RM13,000 seized
KUCHING: Twenty-one locals were arrested and drugs worth over RM13,000 seized in a special narcotics operation in Betong last Saturday (June 18). Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Mohd Azman Ahmad Sapri said the operation conducted by the Sarawak Narcotic Criminal Investigation Department (NCID), was held from 12pm to 6.30pm at Jalan Tisak and Beladin. “During the […]
Bintulu cops arrest three persons, seize syabu
BINTULU: Narcotics police here arrested three individuals and seized drugs believed to be syabu at separate locations on Monday (June 13). Bintulu OCPD Supt Batholomew Umpit said the suspects, aged between 33 and 58, were arrested in Jalan Sommerville and Jalan Tanjung Kidurong. Drugs believed to be syabu weighing 1.8g were also seized from two […]
Duo arrested for possessing drugs
KUCHING: Narcotic police here arrested two men for possessing drugs worth more than RM3,000 last Sunday. Kuching OCPD ACP Ahsmon Bajah, in a statement, said a police team arrested the duo around the city at 4.10 pm after receiving information. “Inspections led to the finding of drugs believed to be syabu with an estimated weight […]
