By: Nurul Fazliana Norman
TAWAU: Oct 16, 2026 – A 52-year-old man was detained by police to assist in investigations into a suspected theft of oil palm fruit at a plantation area in Kalabakan, with 65 oil palm fruit bunches and a four-wheel-drive vehicle seized.
Tawau District Police Chief, ACP Rosdi Mat Jusoh, said the arrest was made by members of the Kalabakan Police Station at about 11 am.
Prior to that, a man working with the Estate Security Bureau lodged a police report after seeing a four-wheel-drive vehicle heavily laden with cargo stop in the plantation area at about 5.40 am.
An inspection found that a man claimed he was instructed by another individual to collect the oil palm fruit for a payment of RM350 per tonne.
Following the incident, police detained a 52-year-old man in front of the Kalabakan Police Station to assist in investigations.
The case is being investigated under Section 379 of the Penal Code.
Police stressed that firm action will be taken against any individual suspected of being involved in criminal activities.
The public is advised not to take or move plantation produce without the owner’s permission and to channel information to the police if they detect any suspicious activity.
Source: Tawau District Police
