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Johor Customs seizes 12 million smuggled cigarettes worth RM13.46 million

JOHOR BAHRU: The Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) Johor seized 12 million smuggled white cigarettes worth RM13.46 million at a warehouse in the Free Zone Area, Tanjung Pelepas Port (PTP), Gelang Patah near Iskandar Puteri on June 8. Its director Aminul Izmeer Mohd Sohaimi said all the cigarettes were found at 2.30pm in a container following an inspection by the Container Control Unit (CCU), Gelang Patah Enforcement Branch. He said investigations found that the container from China transited through PTP before going to its final destination in Lisbon, Portugal. "A check found that the container was declared via the transhipment manifest form as carrying Photovoltaic System Components or solar panel components. "However, the syndicate involved is believed to have made false declarations regarding trade to smuggle undeclared cigarettes," he said at a press conference here today. The cigarettes are estimated to be worth RM4.8 million with estimated duties and taxes amounting to RM8.66 million, bringing the total value of the seizure to RM13.46 million. He said investigations were underway to track down the syndicate and the owner of the warehouse premises to assist in the investigation under Section 133(1)(a) of the Customs Act 1967. -- BERNAMA

JOHOR BAHRU: The Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) Johor seized 12 million smuggled white cigarettes worth RM13.46 million at a warehouse in the Free Zone Area, Tanjung Pelepas Port (PTP), Gelang Patah near Iskandar Puteri on June 8. Its director Aminul Izmeer Mohd Sohaimi said all the cigarettes were found at 2.30pm in a container […]

Cigarettes Worth Over RM200,000 Seized, Smugglers Flee Through Rat Trail

PASIR PUTEH, June 18 -- Kelantan Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) foiled an attempt to smuggle 24 boxes of uncustomed white cigarettes worth an estimated RM212,000 in an operation around the Kelantan River estuary on June 13. Its director, Maritime Captain Kamal Mohamad said the success stemmed from intelligence received on a suspicious speedboat operating in the Kelantan River estuary area at about 9 pm. He said MMEA assets deployed under Op Naga 1/2024, Op Damai Series 33/2026, Op Pelantar Merah 3/2023 and Op Tiris 4.0 were mobilised to the location at 9.10 pm to conduct surveillance and search operations. bootstrap slideshow “During inspections along the Kelantan River, the operation team detected a boat travelling without navigation lights under suspicious circumstances. However, the boat fled through a narrow route or ‘rat trail’ to avoid being detained,” he told a press conference here today. Despite losing sight of the boat, he said the operation team continued combing the area and found a pile of brown boxes believed to contain uncustomed cigarettes on the bank of the Kelantan River near Kampung Penambang, Kota Bharu. Following the discovery, the team inspected a nearby wooden jetty belonging to a villager and the surrounding area within a 20-metre radius of the riverbank. Kamal said further inspections uncovered three multi-purpose vehicles abandoned at the location and believed to have been used to transport the smuggled cigarettes. “Checks on the vehicles found 24 boxes of white cigarettes suspected to be uncustomed. The total value of the seizure is estimated at RM212,000,” he said. He said the case is being investigated under Section 135(e) of the Customs Act 1967 for transporting or transferring dutiable goods, non-customs-cleared goods or prohibited items without authorisation. To curb smuggling activities, he urged the public to channel information on suspicious activities in waters and coastal areas through the 999 emergency line or the Kelantan MMEA Headquarters Operations Centre at 09-778007. -- BERNAMA

PASIR PUTEH, June 18 — Kelantan Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) foiled an attempt to smuggle 24 boxes of uncustomed white cigarettes worth an estimated RM212,000 in an operation around the Kelantan River estuary on June 13. Its director, Maritime Captain Kamal Mohamad said the success stemmed from intelligence received on a suspicious speedboat operating […]

Police Seize RM2.6 Million Worth Of Smuggled Cigarettes In Kelantan Raids

KOTA BHARU — Police have crippled a cigarette smuggling operation following the seizure of untaxed cigarettes worth about RM2.6 million in two separate raids in Kuala Krai and Tanah Merah, Kelantan, earlier this week. Kelantan police chief Mohd Yusoff Mamat said the first operation was carried out at about 9.30 am on March 10 when a […]