Crime & Safety news in Tumpat
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Former project manager charged with CBT over RM14,000 Tabung Haji project penalties
A former construction project manager pleaded not guilty in the Kota Bharu Sessions Court to criminal breach of trust involving RM14,000 in penalties collected from a contractor for a Tabung Haji commercial building project. Mohamad Hashim Mukhatap, 53, is accused of depositing the funds into his personal account between November 2017 and August 2018 at Sofea Residensi in Kota Bharu. The court set bail at RM8,000 and fixed October 19 for mention.
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Two ex-Tabung Haji executives to be charged in Kota Bharu over RM860.3bil RCI case
Two former Tabung Haji executives will be charged at the Kota Bharu Sessions Court tomorrow over the RCI into the disposal of RM860.3 billion linked to a Saudi property project. The MACC said it obtained permission to charge the former deputy general manager (construction) and former project manager. Separately, former minister Jamil Khir Baharom and four others were charged in the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court today.
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Bukit Aman: Don't take Rohingya issue into your own hands, report to police
Bukit Aman has urged the public and social media influencers not to take matters into their own hands over the Rohingya community, and to report concerns to the authorities instead. Crime Prevention and Community Safety Department director Datuk Noor Hisam Nordin said acting on emotion could disrupt public order, and that existing laws must be followed. He spoke at a press conference after the 22nd SUKSIS Corps Inspector Training closing ceremony at Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Bachok.
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Bukit Aman tells university students to avoid drug and account mule traps
A Bukit Aman police director advised university students in Bachok, Kelantan to be careful with social media information so they are not recruited as drug mules or account mules. He spoke after the 22nd passing-out parade of 1,055 Suksis Corps officers at Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, where he also said Suksis graduates get preferential consideration when joining PDRM.
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72-year-old man pleads not guilty to murder of woman in Sepanggar
A 72-year-old man pleaded not guilty in the Kota Kinabalu High Court to murdering a woman whose dismembered body was found in Sepanggar in February. The court set October 19 for case management before trial.
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JPJ Kelantan seizes 12 vehicles in extreme modification op
JPJ Kelantan seized 10 cars and two motorcycles with extreme modifications in Ops Ekstrem around Kota Bharu last Friday. A total of 131 notices were issued, including 52 P22 summonses and 12 seizure notices. From January to date, 18 Ops Ekstrem operations were conducted with 5,616 notices issued.
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18 motorcycles seized, four held in Ipoh street gang operation
Police in Ipoh, Perak, conducted an integrated operation against street gangs at Jalan Pasir Puteh near Station 18 early this morning. Eighteen motorcycles were seized and four individuals detained for reckless riding, while 416 traffic summonses were issued. The operation involved 66 police and environment department personnel.
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30 inmates at Machang Rehabilitation Centre join tahfiz programme
Thirty inmates at the Machang Rehabilitation Centre in Kelantan are enrolled in a structured tahfiz programme, with two having completed memorising all 30 juzuk of the Quran. The centre's director said Sekolah Tahfiz Al-Quran Al-Furqan, set up in 2023 with MAIK, is the first organised tahfiz school inside a prison in the country, and two more inmates are expected to finish by year-end.
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Husband of Dr Ainul Baraah thanks those who helped with funeral arrangements
The husband of the late Dr Ainul Baraah Kamarudin has thanked the Federal Government, Sarawak state government and Kelantan state government for helping manage his wife's remains. Dr Ainul Baraah, one of five victims of the Air Doctor Service helicopter crash in Long Lellang, Baram, was buried at the Sri Kedeper Islamic Cemetery after funeral prayers at Masjid Al Karomah Mukim Baung Besar, Pengkalan Chepa.
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Dr. Ainul Baraah buried at Kampung Sri Kedeper after Miri helicopter crash
The body of Dr. Ainul Baraah Kamarudin, 33, who died in the Air Doctor Service helicopter crash in Long Lellang, Miri, was buried at the Kampung Sri Kedeper Islamic Cemetery in Kota Bharu today. The remains arrived at Sultan Ismail Petra Airport in Pengkalan Chepa before the funeral prayer led by Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad.
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Dzulkefly leads 1,000 in funeral prayers for Dr Ainul Baraah in Pengkalan Chepa
Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad led funeral prayers for Dr Ainul Baraah Kamarudin, 33, at Al Karomah Mosque in Mukim Baung Besar, Pengkalan Chepa, Kelantan, with over 1,000 congregants attending. The medical officer was one of five killed when a BO-105 helicopter operated by Layang-Layang Aerospace crashed near the Long Lellang STOLport runway in Miri, Sarawak, on Tuesday. Her remains arrived at Sultan Ismail Petra Airport earlier in the day.
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Police hunt man suspected of kicking girl at Telipot eatery
Kota Bharu police have opened an investigation after a viral video showed a man kicking a young girl at an eatery in Telipot. The case is being probed under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act 2001, and police are still tracking down the man and the child.
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Dr Ainul Baraah's body arrives in Pengkalan Chepa for burial
The body of Dr Ainul Baraah Kamaruddin arrived at Masjid Al Karomah Mukim Baung Besar in Pengkalan Chepa, Kota Bharu at 11.50am today after being flown from Miri, Sarawak. She was among five people killed in a BO-105 helicopter crash near the STOLport Long Lellang runway in Sarawak last Tuesday. She will be buried at the Sri Kedeper Islamic cemetery after Zuhur prayers.
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Thai man found drowned in Sungai Golok near Rantau Panjang
A 23-year-old Thai man, Faiz Hasan, was found drowned in Sungai Golok along the Malaysia-Thailand border near Kampung Pengkalan Pasir and Abe Yie in Rantau Panjang, Pasir Mas. He was recovered by Thai authorities at 7.10pm after a search and rescue operation that began the previous morning, and the body was handed to Thai authorities.
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Man missing after jumping into Sungai Golok to evade PGA patrol
A man is feared drowned after jumping into Sungai Golok in Rantau Panjang early this morning while trying to flee from Pasukan Gerakan Am personnel. Another man was rescued by a Thai boat driver and taken to the Thai riverbank.
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Fire in a two-storey house in Kota Bharu; body of 66-year-old man found in bathroom
A fire broke out last night in a two-storey house near Jalan Pantai Cahaya Bulan in Kota Bharu, in the Pasar Kok Kapur area. Firefighters found the body of 66-year-old Kang Chu Hak in the bathroom of the house, which was 95 per cent destroyed. Thirty-five firefighters from the Kota Bharu, Kota Darul Naim and Pengkalan Chepa stations brought the fire under control; the cause is under investigation.
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Elderly man, 66, dies trapped in bathroom as house burns in Pasar Gok Kapor
A 66-year-old man was found dead after a two-storey house he lived in caught fire at Pasar Gok Kapor, Jalan Pantai Cahaya Bulan, Kota Bharu, last night. Firefighters received the emergency call at 8.43pm and brought the fire under control at 9.24pm. The victim was found in the bathroom and his body remained inside the house as the operation continued.
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PGA seizes lorry carrying 10 tonnes of smuggled rice in Pasir Mas
The General Operations Force stopped a lorry loaded with 10 tonnes of rice believed smuggled from Thailand at a roadside in Kampung Banggol Kuin, Pasir Mas, early this morning. The 37-year-old local driver could not produce documents and the rice, worth about RM40,000, was seized for investigation under the National Padi and Rice Regulatory Act 1994.
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Bukit Aman: Drug lab intelligence takes months to avoid premature raids
Bukit Aman's narcotics chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said intelligence work to uncover illegal drug labs can take months or up to a year to map the whole syndicate before raids are carried out. He said acting too early only nets one or two people without finding the actual lab. He was commenting on an operation in Puncak Alam, Selangor, that uncovered a drug lab and seized drugs worth an estimated RM2.4 billion, in which a suspect was shot dead.
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PUSPEN Bachok client info helps police bust drug syndicates
Police and AADK are using information from clients at the Bachok Narcotics Addiction Rehabilitation Centre (PUSPEN) to help dismantle drug syndicates. Bukit Aman Narcotics CID director Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the information sharing helps track syndicate members and has led to several raids and arrests. He spoke at a press conference after a strategic visit to PUSPEN Bachok today.
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Bukit Aman: Syndicates Use Public as Drug Mules to Europe
Bukit Aman's narcotics chief said drug syndicates flying to Europe often use ordinary members of the public as mules, mainly carrying cannabis flowers. He spoke after a visit to the Bachok Narcotics Rehabilitation Centre in Kelantan, and said police had also recorded arrests at KLIA and Sultan Azlan Shah Airport in Ipoh.
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Bukit Aman: busting drug labs needs months of intelligence
Bukit Aman's narcotics chief says dismantling clandestine drug laboratories requires months of intelligence gathering, tracing precursor chemicals from entry points like Port Klang to their final destinations. He spoke after visiting the Bachok Nada rehabilitation centre, and cited a recent raid in Bandar Puncak Alam where 13.17 tonnes of synthetic drugs worth RM2.41 billion were seized after six months of intelligence work.
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Long surveillance needed before drug lab raids, says JSJN chief
Narcotics CID director Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said operations against drug syndicates running processing labs require months of intelligence work before raids can be carried out. He said precursor chemicals must be tracked from entry points such as Port Klang to their final destination. He spoke to reporters after a visit to the Bachok drug rehabilitation centre today.
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Dr Ainul Baraah's Body Expected to Be Buried in Kelantan After Sarawak Helicopter Crash
The body of Dr Ainul Baraah Kamarudin, 33, who died in a helicopter crash in Long Lellang, Ulu Baram, Sarawak, is expected to be buried at the Sri Kedeper Islamic Cemetery in Kota Bharu, Kelantan. Her father, Kamarudin Salleh, said the funeral prayer will be held at the Al Karamah Mosque in Mukim Baung Besar, Pengkalan Chepa. All five individuals on board the helicopter were confirmed dead.