Tag - Arrest

Cops nab murder suspect in Senawang

SEREMBAN: Police have arrested a suspect in the fatal stabbing of a 28-year-old man in Taman Seri Pagi, Senawang, near here. Seremban OCPD Asst Comm Mohamad Hatta Che Din said police also seized a knife believed to have been used in the crime from the 31-year-old male suspect. He said a police team was sent to the...

Johor cops nab duo for petrol theft from motorcycles

GELANG PATAH: A Pakistani man and a local woman have been arrested for their alleged involvement in motorcycle petrol theft at an apartment in Tanjung Kupang. Iskandar Puteri OCPD Asst Comm M. Kumarasan reported that the suspects were detained following a report lodged by a 28-year-old local woman. "In her police report, the woman stated that the...

Six Malaysians detained in Cambodia over drug case identified, say cops

KUALA LUMPUR: The police have identified the six Malaysians who were detained by Cambodian authorities on suspicion of attempting to smuggle nearly 62kg of cannabis to the United Kingdom via Phnom Penh International Airport on July 16. Bukit Aman Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department director Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the suspects were all men aged between...

Father and son held over murder of e-hailing driver

AMPANG: A 36-year-old man and his father have been detained in connection with the murder of an e-hailing driver. Ampang Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Azam Ismail said the 37-year-old victim was found dead at Taman Pandan Perdana at 7.16pm on June 22. "Initially, the case was classified as sudden death, but a post-mortem revealed signs of...

Johor cops bust syndicate that sold drugs through messaging app

JOHOR BARU: Police have arrested five suspected members of a syndicate that processed and sold drugs through the messaging platform WeChat. Johor police chief Comm Datuk M. Kumar said over RM2.9mil worth of drugs were seized in three separate raids here on June 19, which also saw the arrest of three local men and two Vietnamese...

Johor cops bust syndicate that sold drugs through messaging app

JOHOR BARU: Police have arrested five suspected members of a syndicate that processed and sold drugs through the messaging platform WeChat. Johor police chief Comm Datuk M. Kumar said over RM2.9mil worth of drugs were seized in three separate raids here on June 19, which also saw the arrest of three local men and two Vietnamese...

Investment scam ring busted, 10 nabbed in Puchong raid

SERDANG: An investment scam syndicate has been busted in a raid on a call centre in Bandar Puteri Puchong. A total of 10 suspects, seven men and three women, were arrested during the operation. Serdang OCPD Asst Comm Muhamad Farid Ahmad said the raid was conducted at about 2.30pm on Friday (June 20). "We detained the suspects, aged...

Two detained over false claims involving school projects in Perlis

KANGAR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has arrested two men in connection with an investigation into false claims involving more than RM2mil in 2022. According to a source, the duo, aged 43 and 50, were detained on Tuesday (June 17) afternoon when they turned up to give their statements at the Perlis MACC office here. They are...

Two detained over false claims involving school projects in Perlis

KANGAR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has arrested two men in connection with an investigation into false claims involving more than RM2mil in 2022. According to a source, the duo, aged 43 and 50, were detained on Tuesday (June 17) afternoon when they turned up to give their statements at the Perlis MACC office here. They are...

Gerik bus crash: Bus driver arrested

IPOH: The bus driver who was involved in an accident that claimed the lives of 15 students of Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) in Gerik, last Monday (June 9), has been arrested by the police. Perak Police Chief Datuk Noor Hisam Nordin said the 39-year-old man was arrested at around 5.45pm after being discharged from the...