GEORGE TOWN, Sept 1 — An office clerk lost more than RM600,000 after being duped by a phone scam syndicate posing as police officers recently.Penang police chief Datuk Azizee...

GEORGE TOWN, May 30 (Bernama) — The Penang police have prohibited the public attending the Wesak Day celebration and procession tomorrow from playing with firecrackers and fireworks, said the state police chief Datuk Azizee Ismail. Azizee said that any individual caught doing so can be prosecuted under Section 8 of the Explosives Act 1957. In terms of safety, the public is advised not to wear jewellery that could attract the attention of criminals and to maintain proper behaviour to avoid causing any discomfort to others. “The act of playing with firecrackers and fireworks is completely prohibited, and any individual who […]

GEORGE TOWN: Penang police cracked down on drug trafficking activities with the arrest of three individuals, including a couple, involving the seizure of various types of drugs worth almost RM1.6 million in several raids on Monday and yesterday. Penang Police Chief Datuk Azizee Ismail said the arrest of two local men and a woman aged between 22 and 28 was based on information and intelligence over the past few weeks. “The first raid at 12 noon on Monday in a parking lot here arrested a man and seized 120 packets of methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) weighing 3,024 grams (g) which were found […]