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Malay Mail
24-07-2025
- Malay Mail
Tawau police arrest four for armed rioting over attack on civil servant
KUALA LUMPUR, July 24 — Four men have been arrested in connection with a riot incident in Tawau involving the assault of a civil servant. According to the district police, the victim was drinking at a restaurant on Jalan St Patrick when he was attacked by several known individuals, resulting in facial injuries. Following the police report lodged by the victim, a team from the Tawau District Criminal Investigation Division launched an operation to track down the suspects. The first suspect was arrested in Kampung Pukat, while the second was apprehended in the Takada area. The remaining two suspects were arrested within the vicinity of the Tawau District Police Headquarters (IPD). Police checks revealed that two of the four suspects have prior criminal records related to drug offences and other crimes, and the case is being investigated under Section 148 of the Penal Code for armed rioting.
Free Malaysia Today
21-07-2025
- Free Malaysia Today
Crude palm oil, fighting cocks worth over RM3.9mil seized in Sabah
An area in Tawau where fighting cocks believed to be from the Philippines were kept. (PDRM pic) KUALA LUMPUR : The wildlife crime bureau/special intelligence investigation division of the Bukit Aman internal security and public order department seized illegal items worth RM3.9 million in two integrated operations in Lahad Datu and Tawau in Sabah last Thursday and Friday. Its director, Azmi Abu Kassim said in the first operation in Lahad Datu at 7pm on Thursday, carried out with enforcement officers from the Malaysian Palm Oil Board, they raided a store at a palm oil plantation and arrested four men aged between 20 and 31. 'We seized a lorry head with a tanker containing 30,000 litres of crude palm oil, a van, three motorised oil pumps with hoses and tanks, as well as drums filled with crude palm oil. 'The total amount of crude palm oil seized is estimated to weigh 30,148 tonnes, with a market value of RM152,090, and the overall value of the seizure in this operation is estimated at RM645,890,' he said in a statement. The case is being investigated under Regulation 5(1)(b) of the MPOB (Licensing) Regulations 2005. Police also issued five summonses for vehicle-related offences such as expired road tax, lack of insurance coverage, and driving without a licence. In the second operation in Tawau at 2.30pm on Friday, police seized 622 fighting cocks and arrested three men, including two foreign men from Indonesia and the Philippines, all in their 50s. 'At the first location in Kampung Apas Parit, police seized 470 fighting cocks believed to be from the Philippines, 40 rooster spur knives, 180 units of vitamins, and 500 chicken cages. 'At the second location in Kampung Membalua Off Jalan Apas, a 57-year-old man was detained along with 152 fighting cocks. The total estimated value of the seizures at both locations was RM3,287,708,' Azmi said. Those arrested are being investigated under Section 15(1) of the Animal Welfare Enactment 2015, Sections 55B, 39B & 6(1)(c) of the Immigration Act 1959/63, and Section 6 of the Dangerous Weapons Act 1958.
Malay Mail
21-07-2025
- Malay Mail
RM3.9m in crude palm oil, fighting cocks seized in Sabah raids
KUALA LUMPUR, July 21 — The Wildlife Crime Bureau / Special Intelligence Investigation (WCB/PSK) Division of the Bukit Aman Internal Security and Public Order Department (JKDNKA) seized various illegal items worth RM3.9 million in two integrated operations in Lahad Datu and Tawau, Sabah, on Thursday and Friday. JKDNKA director Datuk Seri Azmi Abu Kassim said that in the first operation in Lahad Datu at 7 pm, carried out with enforcement officers from the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB), they raided a store at a palm oil plantation and arrested four men aged between 20 and 31. 'We seized a lorry head with a tanker containing 30,000 litres of crude palm oil, a van, three motorised oil pumps with hoses and tanks, as well as drums filled with crude palm oil. 'The total amount of crude palm oil seized is estimated to weigh 30,148 tonnes, with a market value of RM152,090, and the overall value of the seizure in this operation is estimated at RM645,890,' he said in a statement yesterday. Azmi said the case is being investigated under Regulation 5(1)(b) of the MPOB (Licensing) Regulations 2005, adding that police also issued five summonses (POL 257) for vehicle-related offences such as expired road tax, no insurance coverage and driving without a licence. Meanwhile, in the second operation in Tawau at 2.30 pm on Friday, police seized 622 fighting cocks and arrested three men, including two foreign men from Indonesia and the Philippines, all aged around their 50s. 'At the first location in Kampung Apas Parit, two Indonesian men and two Filipino men were arrested, and police seized 470 fighting cocks believed to be from the Philippines, 40 rooster spur knives, 180 units of vitamins and 500 chicken cages. 'At the second location in Kampung Membalua Off Jalan Apas, a 57-year-old man was detained along with 152 fighting cocks, with the total estimated value of the seizures at both locations being RM3,287,708,' he said. He added that all those arrested are being investigated under Section 15(1) of the Animal Welfare Enactment 2015, Sections 55B, 39B & 6(1)(c) of the Immigration Act 1959/63 and Section 6 of the Dangerous Weapons Act 1958. — Bernama
Free Malaysia Today
10-07-2025
- Free Malaysia Today
Man arrested for flashing girl on her way home from school
Tawau police chief Jasmin Hussin said the suspect was arrested at 4.30pm yesterday, hours after the incident. (Facebook pic) PETALING JAYA : Police have arrested a 30-year-old man who allegedly flashed a 15-year-old girl as she was walking home from school yesterday afternoon. Tawau police chief Jasmin Hussin said the suspect, who was driving a four-wheel drive, had approached the victim at around 12.45pm, pretending to ask for directions. He then exposed his private parts to the girl, who fled to a nearby housing area before lodging a police report, The Borneo Post reported. The suspect was arrested at 4.30pm yesterday. Police also seized his vehicle.
Malay Mail
10-07-2025
- Malay Mail
Tawau man nabbed for sexually assaulting, flashing teen walking home from school
KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 — A 30-year-old man has been arrested by police in Tawau for allegedly committing sexual assault against a 15-year-old schoolgirl. The incident occurred when the teenage victim was walking home from school and was approached by the suspect driving a four-wheel drive vehicle. According to Tawau district police chief ACP Jasmin Hussin, the suspect initially asked the victim for directions before engaging in indecent behaviour and exposing himself. The shocked victim immediately fled to a nearby residential area to escape from the suspect. Concerned for her safety, the victim later went to the nearest police station to file a report about the incident. A police team from the Bombalai Police Station was deployed to track down and arrest the suspect following the report. The 30-year-old man was successfully apprehended at a house in the Merotai area of Tawau, with no illegal items found during a body search. The suspect and the seized four-wheel drive vehicle have been brought to the Tawau IPD for further investigation under Section 14(a) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017 (Act 792).
