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 […]

Three arrests in three days for drugs

BINTULU: Narcotic police here have arrested three men in three days for possessing drugs believed to be syabu around the district. Last Wednesday (June 8) a 25-year-old foreigner was arrested for possessing 0.4g of syabu around Jalan Main Bazaar. The next day (June 9), a 20-year-old local was arrested possessing 0.3g of syabu around Sungai […]

Eight held for drug abuse

BINTULU: Narcotics police arrested eight men on suspicion of substance abuse on the first two days of June. Bintulu OCPD Supt Batholomew Umpit said five locals and a foreigner were arrested at Jalan Abang Galau on June 1. Police also seized 3.6g of drugs believed to be syabu from them. “All of them aged between […]

Two nabbed separately for drugs

BINTULU: Narcotic police here arrested two men in separate locations on suspicion of being involved in substance abuse yesterday. Bintulu OCPD Supt Batholomew Umpit in a statement, said the suspects aged 22 and 29, were arrested around Kampung Baru and Jalan Tun Hussein Onn. “One of them will be investigated under Section 12(2) of the […]

Fined RM4,000 for having syabu

KUCHING: A 39-year-old local man was fined RM4,000 by the Magistrate’s Court here yesterday for possessing 1.51 grams of syabu. Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali passed the sentence on Lu Hieng Hock after the charge was read out in front of him. The court sentenced the accused to seven months’ jail if he failed […]

Arrested for possesing drugs

MARUDI: Narcotic police here arrested a local man on suspicion of possessing drugs worth over RM300 yesterday. Marudi OCPD DSP Mohd Ruslan Mat Kib said, in a statement, that the suspect in his 50s, had been involved in substance abuse activities since 2019. “The team detained the suspect around 9.30 pm by the roadside of […]

Viral video suspects held; RM13,000 drugs seized

KUCHING: Four men who tried to escape from the police near Satok were nabbed with over RM13,000 worth of drugs. The four suspects, aged 20, 30, 31 and 34, were also found positive for amphetamine and methamphetamine. Kuching OCPD ACP Ahsmon Bajah in a statement today said the suspects were arrested by a team from […]

Police seizes RM1.19 million worth of drug in Kuching

KUCHING: Sarawak Narcotic Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) seized 25.6kg of drug worth RM1.19 million on Saturday, making it the largest drug haul in the state this year. Acting Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Mancha Ata said three boxes with 25 plastic packages and a plastic packet inside, each containing syabu and ketamine drugs, were seized in […]

Man high on drugs arrested

BAU: A jobless man was nabbed by narcotics police at Kampung Segubang here for drug abuse. Bau OCPD DSP Poge Nyaon, who confirmed the case, said the team raided the house at 9.35am on Monday (Feb 14). They found the suspect alone in a room and high on drugs. Police seized a plastic packet containing […]