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The Star
20-05-2025
- The Star
Former students gift school new bus on Teachers Day
Compiled by C. ARUNO, JUNAID IBRAHIM and R. ARAVINTHAN PENS, notebooks and chocolates were among the popular items gifted by students during Teachers Day, but not for the alumni of Sekolah Menengah Sains Sultan Mahmud (Sesma) in Terengganu. In a heartwarming tribute to educators, the alumni group gifted the school with a brand new bus worth over half a million ringgit. Harian Metro reported that the bus, priced at RM670,000, was funded through a donation drive launched in February 2023. Sesma alumni (MySesma) president Datuk Mohd Zuber Embong, who had previously served as the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly Speaker, handed over the memorable gift to school principal Hayati A Rahman. 'The initial proposal by the MySesma committee was to launch a donation drive, including organising a gala night for the construction of a new prayer hall that can accommodate 250 congregants,' he said. Mohd Zuber said they later received a request from the school management for the purchase of a new bus. 'Although part of the funds was used to buy the new bus, it does not affect the construction of the new prayer hall, which is expected to be completed and operational by August,' he added. > Smugglers' attempt to bring in illegal firearms using trucks carrying fish and vegetables were foiled by authorities in Perlis. Utusan Malaysia reported that the smugglers were also detected to have used cargo services, trains, maritime routes and undocumented migrants via illegal routes along the Malaysia-Thailand borders. According to Perlis police chief Datuk Muhammad Abdul Halim, interrogation of several suspects previously detained revealed that most of the firearms seized were believed to be for personal use in criminal activities. The above articles are compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with a >, it denotes a separate news item.
Yahoo
17-03-2025
- Yahoo
Roof shingle packaging used to hide fentanyl pills; 2 arrested
The Brief Carlos Rene Montes and Miguel Angel Sesma are accused of possessing fentanyl pills with the intent to distribute them, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Arizona said. The DEA Phoenix East Valley Drug Enforcement Task Force arrested the men following a March 10 incident. PHOENIX - Roof shingle packaging was used to hide hundreds of fentanyl pills, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Arizona said. What we know On March 10, investigators with the DEA Phoenix East Valley Drug Enforcement Task Force (EVDETF) reportedly saw Carlos Rene Montes, 32, of Tucson drive an SUV into a Phoenix store's parking lot and park next to a pickup truck. Montes reportedly spoke to Miguel Angel Sesma, 30, before he loaded "factory-sealed packages of roofing shingles from his vehicle to the bed" of the pickup truck. Investigators say Sesma is a permanent resident from Mexico who is living in Arizona. "After Montes left the parking lot, EVDETF investigators conducted traffic stops on both the Jeep Cherokee and Ford F250. A Mesa Police Department Canine Detective conducted an open-air sniff of the Ford F250 and alerted to narcotics in the vicinity of the truck bed. Investigators searched Sesma's truck and seized approximately 52 kilograms (114 pounds) of blue M30 pills laced with fentanyl, which were concealed in the roofing shingles. Sesma and Montes were subsequently placed under arrest," a news release said. A criminal complaint says Montes told investigators he had more drugs inside his Tucson home. When they conducted a consensual search, they reportedly found 32 pounds of blue M30 pills containing fentanyl. In all, investigators claim they found about 700,000 pills containing fentanyl in the packaging and home. What's next Montes and Sesma are accused of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute fentanyl. Investigators say each suspect could face 10 years to life in prison, as well as a fine of up to $10,000,000.
