Bridge to nowhere for irate man after car gets stuck at one end
IPOH: A man ended up in the lockup after his tantrums attracted police when the car he was driving got stuck at the end of a motorcycle bridge in Kuala Kurau yesterday. Kerian police chief Supt Juna Yusoff said the station received information about a ruckus over a Perodua Myvi car driven by the suspect […]
Local gets six months’ jail for abusing drugs
KUCHING: The Magistrates’ Court here sentenced a man to six months in prison for abusing drugs in January this year. Rahul, 25, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali to a charge framed under Section 15 (1) (a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, punishable under Section 15 of the same Act. If […]
Two busted for fleeing police inspection in Padawan
PADAWAN: Two individuals found themselves in police custody after attempting to evade inspection by authorities last Friday (Feb 16), only to be swiftly apprehended shortly thereafter. Padawan police chief Supt Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad said the suspects, aged 26 and 30, were arrested around 10pm by the Crime Prevention and Community Safety Division. During […]
Midfielder given precautionary suspension for doping
ROME: Italy’s national anti-doping tribunal said Monday that it has suspended Juventus and France midfielder Paul Pogba as a precautionary measure after he tested positive for “testosterone not of endogenous origin.” The positive test pertains to a sample that Pogba provided after Juve’s opening game of the Serie A season away at Udinese last month, […]
671 arrested in anti-crime ops in first half of 2023
KUCHING: Police arrested a total of 671 individuals for various crimes in a series of special integrated crime prevention operations from January to June this year. Kuching police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah said 445 of them have been charged in court for various offences. At the same time, 148 individuals who were found positive for […]
Sibu cops nab man for drug possession
SIBU: Narcotics police arrested a 30-year-old man and seized 32.02 grams of drugs worth RM6,400 from him yesterday (July 25). Sibu police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said the man was picked up from Jalan Kampung Datu Baru here around 1 pm. “We found two packets containing crystallised substance suspected to be methamphetamine in him,” he […]
Man gets two-year prison term and caning for drugs
KUCHING: A man was sentenced to two years in prison, three strokes of the cane, and fined RM3,000 by the Magistrates’ Court here. He pleaded guilty to charges of possessing 9.09g of methamphetamine and involvement in drug abuse activities. Afis, 30, appeared before Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi on Friday (July 14), where he admitted to the […]
Mum held after 22-month-old daughter tests positive for drugs
IPOH: Police have arrested a woman after her 22-month-old daughter tested positive for drugs. Taiping District Police chief ACP Razlam Ab Hamid said they received a report from a doctor at the Taiping Hospital on Tuesday (July 11) regarding the child, who tested positive for amphetamine and methamphetamine. “The 22-year-old woman is said to have […]
Teen held for running amok at kindy
TANJUNG MANIS: A teenage boy allegedly under the influence of drugs was arrested for damaging a Tabika Kemas in Kampung Rajang here, yesterday (June 13). The 17-year-old was promptly caught by the school’s security guard before he was handed over to Tanjung Manis police. Sarikei police chief Supt Awang Arfian Awang Bujang said they received […]
Visually impaired drug addict sentenced for assaulting wife in hospital ward
KUCHING: A visually impaired drug addict has been fined RM3,500 or faces eight months in prison by the Magistrates’ Court for assaulting his wife and making threats in the children’s ward of Sarawak General Hospital. Sa’adi, a 46-year-old labourer from Kampung Meranek, Kota Samarahan, pleaded guilty to the charges on Thursday (June 8). Under Section […]
