Cops seize RM1.5mil in drugs, nab seven people in Semporna raids

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah police seized over RM1.5mil worth of drugs and arrested seven people in a series of raids in Semporna and around the city over the past week. In the first raid in Semporna, a 29-year unemployed Filipino was arrested when police saw him carting four large boxes using a trolley near a water village...

Malaysia not a Hamas base, says IGP over US analyst’s remarks

KUALA LUMPUR: The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) has denied claims by former US Treasury Department terrorism finance analyst Jonathan Schanzer that Malaysia is serving as a hub for Hamas operations. Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Datuk Seri Mohd Khalid Ismail said the Palestinian struggle was an issue close to the hearts of Muslims in Malaysia, but the...

AKPS officers among 27 detained in KLIA counter-setting probe

KUALA LUMPUR: Eighteen of the 27 individuals detained by graft busters for alleged involvement in counter setting are Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS) officers, says Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain. The AKPS director-general said the officers detained were stationed at Terminal 1 and 2 of Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA). "We will give...

Chinese national nabbed for allegedly assaulting KLIA Immigration officer

SEPANG: A Chinese national has been arrested after allegedly assaulting an Immigration officer during a departure inspection at KL International Airport (KLIA) Terminal 1 on Wednesday (Aug 13) evening. The incident occurred at about 7.40pm when four Chinese nationals - two adults and two children - approached the departure Immigration counter. Checks revealed that none of them...

131 foreigners denied entry in July 11 op at KLIA

PETALING JAYA: Over 100 foreigners were refused entry into the country during an operation by the Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS) on Friday (July 11). In total, 131 foreigners were denied entry out of more than 300 inspected at Terminal 1 of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport. "Of that number, 96 Bangladeshi men, 30 Pakistani men...

AKPS probes allegations of ‘phantom travel’ syndicate at KLIA

PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS) is conducting an investigation into allegations of "phantom travel" syndicate activities at the KL International Airport (KLIA). AKPS, in a statement Tuesday (June 24), announced that the investigation is looking into the involvement of officers who are in cahoots with a syndicate that uses a modus operandi...