KUCHING – Eight men were arrested by police on December 31 during a police raid on a cockfighting pit at Kg Entanggor, Sebuyau.
Simunjan police chief Wong Tee Kue said the raid was carried out following surveillance carried out by the district Criminal Investigation Division (CID).
“The participants fled when they realised police presence at the venue. However, the raiding party managed to apprehend eight men including the organiser of the cockfighting activity,” he said in a statement yesterday.
He added that the team also seized various paraphernalia used in the illegal activity.
The eight suspects are being investigated under Section 3(1) of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1953, which provides a fine of RM1,000 or three months’ jail if convicted.
Wong also urged members of the public to channel any crime-related information to the police so that immediate action can be taken. – Borneo Post Online, January 3, 2023
