RM2.7mil frozen food smuggling syndicate busted in Sandakan

KOTA KINABALU: Bukit Aman’s Wildlife Crime Bureau (WCB) along with several other enforcement agencies seized more than RM2.7mil worth of smuggled frozen chicken parts during a series of raids in Sabah’s east coast Sandakan district. The authorities also arrested nine men, four of them foreigners, during the operation. Bukit Aman Internal Security and Public Order Department (JKDNKA)...

Take action on errant subordinates or face action yourself, Deputy IGP warns senior cops

KUALA LUMPUR: All police officers and personnel in supervisory roles must take action against subordinates who commit wrongdoings, says Datuk Seri Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay. The Deputy Inspector-General of Police said senior officers and personnel must be stern and brave when carrying out their roles and closely monitor their subordinates. "Cases of wrongdoing involving the police force...

JPJ issues 14,527 notices to foreign road users during 20-day op

KUALA LUMPUR: The Road Transport Department (JPJ) has issued over 14,000 notices to foreign nationals for various traffic offences following a 20-day special operation nationwide. JPJ senior enforcement director Datuk Lokman Jamaan (pic) said the department issued 14,527 notices in total, with the main offences being: operating a vehicle without a valid licence (6,268 cases); not...

Event organisers must keep a lid on conflicts, says Tiong after Desaru biker brawl

JOHOR BARU: The Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry has advised event organisers to mediate conflicts and prevent them from escalating into fights that would cast Malaysia in a negative light. Commenting on a brawl that took place during the Desaru International Bike Week last weekend, its Minister Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing (pic) said organisers should...

Triple murder in KL shophouse: Parents arrested, two more suspects on the run

KUALA LUMPUR: A gruesome discovery was made by police responding to a fight here after three foreigners were found bound and murdered. Kuala Lumpur police chief Comm Datuk Allaudeen Abdul Majid said that police at the time were responding to a call regarding a fight at a shophouse in Jalan Perhentian Kampung Kovil Hilir late Friday...

Six nabbed over metal theft worth RM180,000 in Ipoh

IPOH: A group of six men were arrested for allegedly stealing RM180,000 worth of compressed metal. Ipoh OCPD Asst Comm Yahaya Hassan said the arrests were made at a few locations in Ipoh, Selangor and Penang between Sept 20 and 21. “On Sept 14, a robbery attempt was made at an electronics factory in Jalan Lapangan Terbang...

14 nabbed over Sept 7 kidnap of Indonesian woman in George Town

GEORGE TOWN: Fourteen people, including two foreign nationals, have been detained in connection with the abduction of an Indonesian woman here. Penang police chief Datuk Comm Khaw Kok Chin said the suspects, two of them women, were arrested during a special operation dubbed Ops Scorpion Rantai following a report lodged at the Bandar Kinrara police station...

Cops nab man for public indecency in Kluang

KLUANG: Police have arrested a 21-year-old man for public indecency in Taman Delima here. Kluang OCPD Asst Comm Bahrin Mohd Noh said the incident occurred on Sunday (Sept 17) at 1am in front of a shop at the location. "The arrest was made after a video of the indecent act was uploaded on social media, showing the...

Four trafficked Myanmar teens rescued from Port Klang factory

PORT KLANG: Four teenagers, all victims of human trafficking, have been rescued in a raid on an illegal factory in Telok Gong here. Bukit Aman CID's Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants (Atipsom) unit (D3) conducted the raid at about 3.30pm on Thursday (Sept 21) along with several other agencies, including the Labour Department. Bukit Aman...

Trader loses almost RM120,000 to phone scammers posing as police

IPOH: A trader from Teluk Intan lost about RM118,880 after falling victim to a phone scam. Hilir Perak OCPD Asst Comm Ahmad Adnan Basri said the 48-year-old woman had received a call from the scammer on Sept 14, who introduced himself as a staff member from the Inland Revenue Board, informing her about “arrears” amounting to...