Drugs, luxury watches, cash, car seized from foreign couple arrested in Nilai for suspected drug-related activities

SEREMBAN: Police have seized two Rolex watches worth some RM190,000 from a foreign couple believed to be involved in illicit drug-related activities here. Nilai police chief Supt Abdul Malik Hasim said apart from the watches, his men also seized some 795gm of ketamine worth more than RM83,000 from the suspects during an operation at their unit...

M’sian, Thai police hunting for smuggler who shot at Customs officers

KOTA BHARU: The Malaysian and Thai police will work together to track down a smuggler who fired three shots at Kelantan Customs Department officers who were on duty in an enforcement operation to combat petrol and diesel smuggling near the Pok Mat illegal base in Kampung Simpangan, Tumpat. Kelantan police chief Datuk Muhamad Zaki Harun said...

Severed hand believed to be from fight between rival drug gangs, say cops

IPOH: Police say that a severed hand found near a burning car in front of Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta near Tanjung Rambutan was likely from a fight where three men were ambushed by 20 assailants near a road along the Sultan Azlan Shah Health Ministry Training Institute. Ipoh district police chief ACP Abang Zainal Abidin Abang...

Three men arrested for possessing dangerous weapons and police equipment in Ipoh

IPOH: Police believe to have solved several robberies and police impersonator cases in Ipoh with the arrest of three men for possessing dangerous weapons and police equipment. Ipoh OCPD Asst Comm Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad said the arrests were made on Friday (June 21)at about 6.10am in the Sungai Senam area. He said that police arrived...

Puchong drug raid leads cops to modified car with high-tech hidden compartment

SERDANG: A police narcotics raid led to the discovery of a modified car that used a locked compartment to store drugs. The raid on June 17 in a rented house in Puchong was conducted by both the Bukit Aman and Kelantan Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID). Bukit Aman NCID director Comm Datuk Khaw Kok Chin said that...

Australian on trial in Bali for alleged drug possession

DENPASAR: A court on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali on Thursday (June 13) began the trial of an Australian man who faces up to 12 years in prison if convicted of possessing methamphetamine under the country's tough drug laws. Troy Andrew Smith, from Port Lincoln in South Australia, was arrested on April 30 after police...

George Town police seized more than RM400,000 in drugs during Ops Tapis

GEORGE TOWN: More than RM400,000 in drugs were seized during police narcotics operations in Ayer Itam on June 7, with a 24-year-old suspected dealer nabbed. The arrest was made at about 7pm by the George Town police narcotic criminal investigation department during the police’s Ops Tapis sweep. George Town OCPD Asst Comm Razlam Ab Hamid said the...

QuickCheck: Did a chase in Klang result in the arrest of a foreigner for drug possession?

A viral video shows the police chasing and successfully apprehending a suspect who tried to escape a motorcycle inspection during a routine patrol. It was said that the suspect was spotted at Jalan Batu Belah, Klang, but was arrested at Jalan Kapar Klang after he sped away with drugs in his possession. Is this true? TRUE According to the...

Man charged with distributing drugs in Ipoh

IPOH: A 47-year-old man has been charged at the Magistrate’s Court here with distributing about 9,200 grams of heroin. A. Nathan was charged under Section 38B (1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act before Judge Siti Nora Sharif here on Friday (May 17). No plea was recorded. The accused was said to have committed the offence at the parking...

Man with 33 priors nabbed over Tawau burglary

KOTA KINABALU: A man with 33 drug and criminal offences on his record was among two suspected burglars arrested in connection with a sundry shop break-in at Sabah's east coast Tawau district. Tawau OCPD Asst Comm Jasmin Hussin said the two suspects, aged 39 and 19, were caught in separate operations in the district on Tuesday...