JOHOR BARU: A total of 84 illegal immigrants from four countries and a local woman have been arrested following a raid at a factory in Senai near here. Johor Immigration director Baharuddin Tahir said that the operation, codenamed Ops Mahir, was conducted at 11am on Wednesday (Jan 24) following a tip-off from the public. "We received a...
MELAKA: An illegal immigrant dove into and swam across Sungai Melaka in a bid to flee Immigration officers during a raid at Kampung Morten here. Melaka Immigration director Anirwan Fauzee Mohd Aini said the Indonesian man, in his 20s, was arrested as soon he reached the opposite side of the river bank during the operation at...
GEORGE TOWN: Penang police have seized RM2.06mil worth of drugs and equipment in a series of six raids conducted over a span of four days. Penang police chief Datuk Khaw Kok Chin also said four local men aged 27 to 33 were arrested in various locations. Most of the drugs were seized from a double storey house...
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah police rounded up nine local men for running an online gambling call centre from a shop at Jalan Bukit Manggis Benoni, Papar. Acting from a tip-off, personnel from the state Kepayan police anti-vice gambling and secret societies division (D7) raided the premises during the operation dubbed “Op Dadu” at 8pm on Oct 3. Sabah...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Immigration Department uncovered an illegal settlement in the wilderness in Puncak Alam and arrested 39 undocumented Indonesian immigrants. Immigration director-general Datuk Ruslin Jusoh said a total of 110 officers were involved in the raid, which was conducted at about 2am on Saturday (Sept 16). "We inspected 95 foreigners at the illegal settlement. "We detained 39...
MELAKA: Fifteen Thai women were among 22 people arrested during a raid at a nightclub located in Taman Melaka Raya here. State Immigration Department director Anirwan Fauzee Mohd Aini said his officers detained the Thai women suspected of working as hostesses, while five Bangladeshi men employed as crew members at the nightclub were also picked up. “We...
PASIR GUDANG: Some 47,540 litres of subsidised diesel have been seized by the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) in a raid at the Plentong Industrial area here. Its acting Minister Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali said that the raid under Ops Tiris was conducted by the Putrajaya KPDN at about 8.10pm on Saturday (Aug...
KOTA KINABALU: A suspected drug addict's attempt to evade police by hiding in some bushes failed when he was found and eventually arrested. Police were conducting a major anti-crime operation dubbed Ops Sarang Bersepadu at the Kg Lembaga Padi squatter area in Inanam. Kota Kinabalu police chief Asst Comm Mohd Zaidi Abdullah said the suspect was among...
SHAH ALAM: Police have seized over RM7.94mil worth of drugs after crippling four syndicates active in Selangor. Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said they conducted seven raids between July 17 and 21 together with Bukit Aman and Subang Jaya Narcotic Crime Investigation Department personnel. "We raided locations in Seri Kembangan, Kota Damansara, Putra Heights,...
GEORGE TOWN: A total of 85 people including 35 women were detained in a raid at a nightclub here on Sunday (July 23). George Town OCPD Asst Comm Soffian Santong said the raid by George Town Narcotic Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) took place at Lebuh Noordin at about 2.15am. ACP Soffian said urine samples were taken from...
