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Cops team up with UKM in war on drugs

The cooperation between the police and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) could strengthen the investigative capabilities of the Narcotic Crime Investigation Department (NCID) in the war against drugs.

09/01/2024 | THE STAR

Police seize RM7mil assets linked to drug ring

Assets worth more than RM7mil belonging to a Sabah drug syndicate, headed by a Datuk, have been seized.

09/01/2024 | THE STAR

Penampang cops detain teenage drug dealer

A teenager was caught with close to 100g of syabu near an apartment in Penampang near here.

06/01/2024 | THE STAR

Johor seized five tonnes of drugs

More than 16,000 people were arrested in Johor for various drug offences last year, says state police chief Comm Datuk Kamarul Zaman Mamat (pic).

04/01/2024 | THE STAR

M’sian kingpin held in Laos

A Malaysian fugitive, who was a major player in Southeast Asia’s golden triangle of drugs, was arrested in a Thailaotian joint operation in Vientiane, Laos on Dec 29, said a top Thai police official.

03/01/2024 | THE STAR

Two Thais held over syabu in spare tyre

The suspects’ cunning tactics were uncovered when police inspected a pickup truck at Kampung Baru Balai Pos, Jalan Sungai Korok, Ayer Hitam and discovered drugs worth RM349,800, says Kedah state police chief Datuk Fisol Salleh.

03/01/2024 | THE STAR

477 held in raids on 70 entertainments outlets

A total of 104 locals and 373 foreigners were nabbed following raids on 70 entertainment outlets nationwide by Bukit Aman’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in an operation codenamed Ops Noda.

02/01/2024 | THE STAR

‘Parasite’ actor Lee found dead

South Korea - Lee Sun Kyun, a South Korean actor who drew global attention with his performance as the wealthy patriarch in the Oscar-winning film Parasite, was found dead in an apparent suicide in a Seoul park, officials in the capital said. Lee, 48, who met a gory end in the 2019 film, South Korea...

28/12/2023 | THE STAR

Warisan denies drug kingpin link, lodges police report

Kota Kinabalu - Parti Warisan has denied accusations that it was being funded by a Sabah drug kingpin arrested by police earlier this week. An aide to Warisan information chief Datuk Azis Jamman, who was former deputy home minister, has also lodged a police report. Describing the accusations as “wi...

28/12/2023 | THE STAR

A well-oiled drug machine

Kuala Lumpur - A 40-year-old patron of a non-governmental organisation, with a Datuk title, has been detained for allegedly leading a major drug syndicate from Sabah. Among the nine others held along with him included a restaurant chain’s 45-year-old managing director, who is said to be the one hand...

27/12/2023 | THE STAR

Is ketamine dangerous?

The finding by the Los Angeles Country medical examiner in the United States that TV sitcom Friends star Matthew Perry died from "acute effects" of ketamine in generating interest in the drug. Ketamine is generally safe when taken under medical supervision, experts said, but the Perry case also unde...

24/12/2023 | THE STAR

Police seize rifle, bullets in Papar villager ‘s car

Kota Kinabalu - Police seized a home-made rifle and 10 bullets after intercepting a vehicle driven by a local villager along the Kawang stretch of the Pan Borneo Highway in Papar, about 40km from here. Papar district police chief Supt Kamaruddin Ambo Sakka said the driver of the car, a 41-year-old m...

24/12/2023 | THE STAR

More than 1,000 arrested in scam call centre raids

A total of 1,066 people have been detained for being involved in scam call centres in the city, says Comm Datuk Allaudeen Abdul Majid.

21/12/2023 | THE STAR

RM10mil cocaine seized in seafood container

It was a container of frozen seafood from a South America country to China. But the authorities thought there was something fishy about it.

19/12/2023 | THE STAR

808kg of ‘zombie drugs’ seized

For the first time, authorities have seized nearly a tonne of drugs known to be a hundred times more potent than morphine and which has devastating effects on the human mind and body.

19/12/2023 | THE STAR