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Authorities in Kuala Terengganu have apprehended two brothers implicated in a significant drug distribution network, recovering narcotics valued at RM1.76 million from their Kampung Duyong Besar residence.
A 67-year-old pensioner in Muar has been handed a 33-year prison sentence and 14 strokes of the cane after admitting to five counts of rape and sexual assault against his two granddaughters.
Malaysian police arrested a woman in her 20s after questioning the authenticity of her kidnapping claims. The Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department says discrepancies in her statement prompted the arrest.
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Malaysian authorities have detained four individuals, one of whom works as a schoolteacher, following a police operation targeting a suspected drug distribution point in Besut. The arrests mark another enforcement effort against organised narcotics activity in the east coast state.
A magistrates court in Bukit Mertajam has convicted six foreign nationals—five from China and one from Taiwan—each receiving RM9,000 fines for orchestrating an online love scam targeting fellow nationals.
Two Chinese men have been remanded for four days in connection with an alleged attempted theft on a flight from Dili, Timor-Leste, to Kuala Lumpur International Airport.