Tag - Arrest

15 nabbed for pilfering PETRONAS diesel

KUALA LUMPUR: Police have arrested 15 men for illegally selling PETRONAS diesel following raids in six states. Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director Comm Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf said the operation was conducted after an internal investigation by PETRONAS and intelligence gathering by police. The suspects were aged between 29 and 52, he added. "We also seized...

Two arrested for murder in Sibu

SIBU: Police detained two men on Tuesday (Aug 1) in connection with the murder of a 46-year old man here. "They were detained at night and subsequently brought to court the next morning where they were remanded for seven days until Aug 7," Sibu OCPD Asst Comm Zulkifli Suhaili said on Thursday (Aug 3). "Their remand is...

Police sergeant nabbed for breaking into Sepang exhibit storage unit

SERDANG: A police sergeant was detained for allegedly breaking into the Sepang police headquarters' exhibit storage on Saturday (July 29). Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the suspect in his 40s was detained on Monday (July 31) and he will be remanded. "Exhibits from cases that have been completed and slotted to be disposed...

Politician’s son arrested by cops over cheating case shortly after MACC bail release

KOTA KINABALU: A politician’s son was arrested by the police as a suspect in an investigation for cheating, shortly after he was released on Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission bail on Saturday (July 29). The suspect is being investigated by the MACC for several fraud cases, and is being probed by police over allegations that he had claimed...

No conspiracy to arrest Sanusi, says Deputy IGP

KUALA LUMPUR: There is no conspiracy leading to the arrest of caretaker Kedah Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor (pic), says Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay. "Anyone can make any claims. But you have to look at the chronology of events, he made the statement on July 11 and...

Man nabbed with 2,000 yaba pills in Kota Baru

KOTA BARU: Police arrested a man and seized 2,000 Yaba pills worth RM20,000 at an eatery in Jalan Cherang, here late Thursday night. District police chief ACP Mohd Rosdi Daud said the suspect, in his 30s, was detained while he was walking out of the restaurant, adding that he had tried to flee upon realising police...