KUANTAN: Police have tracked down five local men including the mastermind in the RM4.6 million casino chips heist at Genting Highlands on Oct 28, believed to be the largest chips robbery in the highland resort. They are Lee Kien Keong, 44, of Taman Medan Indah Sungai Lui, Raub who is believed to be among the masterminds;...
MACHANG: Three Bangladeshi workers were buried alive in a landslide while working at a highway construction site near Kampung Maka, Pulai Chondong, here on Thursday (Nov 2) afternoon. Machang OCPD Supt Mohd Adli Mat Daud confirmed receiving a report about the 2.30pm incident from the public. "The bodies of the victims, all in their 30s, have been...
KAJANG: Over RM33.73mil worth of cocaine and syabu have been seized after police crippled a drug smuggling ring here. Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) head Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Kamarudin Md Din said following a tip-off, its team conducted a series of raids jointly with the Customs Department and arrested seven men, including a...
JOHOR BARU: Johor police received 16 reports of fraud cases involving illegal investment activities with a cumulative total loss of RM1.08mil. State police chief Comm Datuk Kamarul Zaman Mamat said the cases were recorded from Oct 20 to Oct 26 this year with losses starting from as low as RM300 up to RM315,469. “Victims are tricked into...
SIBU: A Sarikei housewife has been fleeced of RM540,000 in a nonexistent online investment scam that promised high returns of up to 100%. Sarawak Commissioner of Police Datuk Mohd Azman Ahmad Sapri, said the 60-year-old woman had responded to an advertisement on Facebook on Oct 2. She contacted an individual by the name of "Koon Yew Yin"...
JOHOR BARU: A pawnshop owner claims that a former employee stole more than RM100,000 in jewellery and cash. The owner of the shop located in Gelang Patah, who only wanted to be known as May, said she hired the then 18-year-old girl in July 2022 to man the front counter. The 58-year-old said she shrugged off constant...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Royal Malaysia Police will increase the level of security for Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will be increased following his disclosure regarding numerous threats he received due to his outspoken advocacy for Palestine. Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said that the police will not compromise on this matter. "The security...
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 10,955 people have been arrested for drug offences in the city from January to September, says Comm Datuk Allaudeen Abdul Majid. "We also seized RM60mil worth of drugs," the Kuala Lumpur police chief said, adding that the number of arrests in the corresponding period last year was 10,614. "On Oct 19, the...
IPOH: An armed robbery suspect was shot after dragging a policeman with his car near a mosque in Labu Kubong near Teluk Intan. Hilir Perak OCPD Asst Comm Ahmad Adnan Basri said the incident occurred at about 11.30am on Monday (Oct 23). Thankfully, ACP Ahmad Adnan said the policeman did not sustain any injuries. He said the police...
SEREMBAN: Police are looking for four men who escaped on foot after abandoning their car, which crashed following a high-speed police chase. Seremban police chief Asst Comm Arifai Tarawe said the four in a Honda Jazz were first spotted near a hypermarket in Senawang around 2.40am on Tuesday (Oct 17). He said the car's driver suddenly stepped...
