Sibu CID chief to take over as state D7 head

SIBU: Sibu CID chief DSP Benedict Faris Jimoy has been transferred to Kuching police headquarters to head the state Anti-Vice, Gambling and Gangsterism unit ( D7).

A brief ceremony here yesterday saw him symbolically hand over his duties to senior investigating officer ASP Sylvarius Gopog.

Sylvarius will be acting district CID chief pending the arrival of Benedict’s successor next month, who has yet to be named.

Witnessing the handing over of duties was Sibu police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit.

— Bernama photo Firefighters remove the body of a victim from the two-storey shophouse yesterday.

Benedict (right) symbolically hands over his duties to Sylvarius, witnessed by Stanley.