Four jailed for aiding 'Geng Upik' crime syndicate in Sabah


KOTA KINABALU: The High Court here sentenced four of the 15 accused individuals to three years in prison on Tuesday (March 18) for aiding the organised crime syndicate “Geng Upik.”

Mahathir Jibarail, 49; Mohd Faridzul Asmahadi, 32; Mohd Fikri Asme, 29 and Manan Ungok @ Salleh, 52, pleaded guilty before Justice Datuk Dr Lim Hock Leng to an alternative charge of assisting the syndicate from June 2015 to Dec 24, 2023.

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