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Police nab two in RM1.66m cigarette contraband bust

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 18 — Police arrested two men believed to be involved in a syndicate storing and distributing con...

Police nab two in RM1.66m cigarette contraband bust

The Malaysian police have arrested two men, aged 19 and 30, in connection with a syndicate involved in the storage and distribution of contraband cigarettes worth RM1.66 million during Operation Taring Alpha 1 in the Klang Valley. The suspects, who worked as a delivery driver and a storekeeper, were detained in Desa Petaling, Kuala Lumpur.

During the operation, police also conducted a raid on a premises in Putra Heights, Subang Jaya, Selangor, believed to be used as a temporary storage facility for unpaid duty cigarettes. A total of 2,115 cartons of various brands of suspected unpaid duty cigarettes, along with two vehicles and five mobile phones, were seized. The value of the seized cigarettes and goods was RM1,499,852, while the total value of all seizures, including related assets, amounted to RM1,661,352.

The suspects were detained to assist investigations under Section 135(1)(d) of the Customs Act 1967. In the past month, the Wildlife Crime Bureau/Special Intelligence Investigations (WCB/PSK) has carried out 240 raids nationwide, arresting 413 individuals for various offences related to contraband smuggling, with total seizures estimated at RM314.19 million.

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