MIRI, April 24 -- Police have arrested a 37-year-old foreign man for allegedly threatening to kill his younger sister with a machete in their home.

Miri police chief ACP Mohd Farhan Lee Abdullah said the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) received a report at 1.44pm on April 22 from the 35-year-old sister.

He said the suspect allegedly threatened her during an incident at their residence in an Ulu Suai, Niah plantation.

"Acting on the information received, a team of officers and personnel from CID Miri conducted a raid at a farm near Wilmar Suai 1 oil palm plantation in Suai and successfully arrested the suspect.

"Police also seized a machete, a homemade shotgun, and six rounds of ammunition during the operation," he said in a st...