Sarikei police move to ensure crime-free Raya celebration

SARIKEI: Sarikei District police will be pooling their resources and coming up with various measures to ensure this Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebration will be crime-free.

Sarikei deputy police chief, DSP Zamry Ali, told reporters here on Friday that various police sections such as Crime Investigation Department, Narcotics Crime Investigation Section; Mobile Patrol Vehicle (MPV) Unit and Traffic Section would be mobilized to carry out joint anti-crime operations.

He said this at the Sarikei divisional-level Road Safety Campaign in conjunction with the festive season.

For instance, regular police patrols would be carried out to deter crimes in residential areas, especially break-ins at houses left unattended by those who celebrate Hari Raya elsewhere, he pointed out.

The police would also intensify operations to check drug abuse such as conducting checks on suspicious individuals, he said.

“Traffic Police meanwhile would be involved in the road safety campaign which will start one week before and end one week after Hari Raya. The anti-crime operations involving policemen from other sections would be from June 13 till 17,” he added.

He appealed to members of the public to give their full co-operation to the police such as by providing information which could facilitate crime prevention efforts.