MCO violation: 349 arrested so far in Sarawak


Police personnel checking a motorcyclist's papers at a roadblock in Kuching. - ZULAZHAR SHEBLEE / THE STAR

KUCHING: Sarawak police have arrested 349 people since the movement control order (MCO) was enforced on March 18, says state police commissioner Comm Datuk Aidi Ismail.

He said the majority of arrests were made at night, with major towns like Kuching, Sibu and Miri seeing the most number of people detained.

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