Drugs & Narcotics news in Kingwood Hotel

1. Rundi: Drugs and online gambling threaten rural families

   2 days ago Saluran 122 Pejabat Jabatan Pertanian Bahagian Bintulu, Bintulu, Sarawak 48.8 km

   Sarawak's Minister of Food Industry, Commodity and Regional Development, Dato Sri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom, warned that drug abuse and online gambling are seriously affecting families in rural areas. He said pills are being sold to longhouse residents and online gambling is trapping people in debt. He spoke at a cheque presentation ceremony for the Kemena state constituency at the Bintulu Agriculture Department office on Thursday.

2. Foreign oil palm worker arrested in Mukah with drugs hidden in cigarette box

   4 days ago Saluran 122 Jalan Mukah-Selangau, Mukah, Sarawak 31.9 km

   A 35-year-old foreign oil palm plantation worker was arrested in a raid along Jalan Mukah-Selangau in Mukah after police found drugs hidden in a cigarette box. Police seized 10.83 grams of methamphetamine valued at RM540, and the suspect tested positive for drugs. He is remanded for two days and investigated under the Dangerous Drugs Act and Immigration Act.