Brunei Police Make Arrests Curbing Crime

Bandar Seri Begawan - The police has made a number of arrests in curbing crime from the month of January to the second week of February this year.

Many arrests were made near Berakas and Bandar Seri Begawan areas.

As the result of the arrests, the police have successfully solved 13 cases of car thefts, 29 cases of house break-ins and burglaries in Bandar Seri Begawan, Berakas and Sengkurong areas.

According to the police, with the arrest, they have solved four criminal cases for the year 2001, 21 cases for 2002 and 17 cases for the current year.

During that period, 13 Bruneians and two foreign nationals were arrested and brought before the court and were found guilty as charged.

The success of these operations was due to public cooperation providing relevant information to the police force.

The police also succeeded in conduction 11 raids on gambling premises around the country that resulted in the arrest of 30 Bruneians and foreign nationals.

In cases involving prostitutions, the police have arrested six foreign nationals in two separate raids.

Meanwhile, police have asked for the public cooperation in curbing crime in the sultanate by helping to facilitate police in various aspects of identification and prevention of crimes.

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