Mohamad Zainal delivers his speech during the monthly general assembly. – Photo by Galileo Petingi

KUCHING (Jan 23): The Sarawak Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) made 13,198 arrests last year, an increase of 27 per cent compared to 2024.

Sarawak police commissioner Datuk Mohammad Zainal Abdullah said 644 of the arrests involved drug dealers, 2,415 were for drug possession, while the remaining 10,139 arrests were for drug abuse.

“Drug seizures last year recorded a decline at RM32.2 million compared to RM34 million in 2024 – this was due to our success in convicting dealers under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.

“We’ve also taken action against 293 hardcore drug addicts under Section 39C of the same Act,” he said during the monthly general assembly at the Sarawak Contingent Police Headquarters here.

In the effort to cripple the financial resources of drug traffickers, he said the police successfully increased seizures of traffickers’ assets by 336 per cent, amounting to RM17.9 million compared with RM4.1 million in 2024.

He added this was among the highest records in the history of drug enforcement in Sarawak.

For the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Mohamad Zainal said the overall crime index dropped by 390 cases or an 8 per cent decrease compared with 2024.

However, he noted violent crimes recorded a slight increase of 2 per cent, with the main contributor being rape cases, which rose by 21 per cent in 2025.

“For property-related crimes, there was an overall decrease of 9 per cent, with significant reductions in cases involving the theft of vans, lorries, and heavy machinery by 43 per cent, as well as motorcycle theft by 16 per cent.

“Nevertheless, car theft cases increased by 12 per cent, involving 10 districts that recorded a rise in such incidents. In addition, housebreaking and theft cases also increased in 17 districts across Sarawak,” he added.

Meanwhile, he said the Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) achieved a breakthrough with the arrest of three individuals in connection with a non-existent investment fraud case – where all suspects were employees of a bank, who deceived investors by promising dividends of 10 per cent per annum.

However, the investment funds were instead used for personal purposes.

“To date, 100 police reports have been received, with total losses amounting to RM14,343,720,” he said.






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