SIBU, Aug. 7 -- Three local men were arrested after allegedly leading police on a chase before being detained in Sungai Merah on Friday, with officers also seizing suspected housebreaking tools found inside their vehicle.

Sibu police chief ACP Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad said the incident occurred at about 1.30am when a Mobile Patrol Vehicle (MPV) team conducting crime prevention patrols spotted a suspicious Toyota Vios at the Paradom roundabout.

"The MPV personnel instructed the driver to stop for inspection, but the vehicle refused to comply and sped off.

"Assistance was immediately sought from other police teams before the vehicle was successfully intercepted along Jalan Lilin in Sungai Merah after a pursuit," he said in a state...