Police arrest mother-&-son shoplifting duo who stole $5,000 worth of sunglasses, perfume, etc, at Singapore's Changi Airport
Police said the teenage boy allegedly stole items worth S$4,887.03 from six retail stores at Changi Airport Terminal 2.
The Sabah Marine Police (PPM) Region 4 has successfully seized untaxed cigarettes and liquor worth nearly RM5.37 million in three raids conducted in Sandakan and Kota Kinabalu. The first raid, carried out in collaboration with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), took place at an unregistered jetty along the Seguntur River in Sandakan, resulting in the arrest of a 45-year-old man and the seizure of 1.82 million cigarettes valued at RM2.564 million.
A subsequent operation on September 14 at an unnumbered warehouse in Kampung Dambai, Jalan Tuaran Bypass, uncovered 43,200 cans of untaxed liquor, valued at RM478,506. These seizures are part of a larger effort to combat smuggling and distribution under Sections 135(1)(d) and 135(1)(e) of the Customs Act 1967. In the past five months, Region 4 Sabah PPM has recorded 61 cases under the Customs Act, involving seizures worth RM8,386,812.61 and 40 arrests.
The force emphasized the importance of intelligence sharing and strategic cooperation with the MACC to strengthen enforcement efforts and curb smuggling activities.
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