'Transporter' held with RM739,200 worth of smuggled cigarettes
KUALA LUMPUR: A 54-year-old local man who worked as a “transporter” for a Bangladeshi man was arrested with 1,350 cartons of smuggled cigarettes worth RM739,200 in Kampung Subang Baru.
In Kampung Subang Baru, Malaysian officials arrested a 54-year-old man, who worked as a cigarette transporter for a Bangladeshi man, with over 1,350 cartons of smuggled cigarettes valued at RM739,200. The suspect reportedly received RM5,000 monthly to distribute untaxed cigarettes in the local market. The police executed a dawn raid, seizing an additional Toyota Alphard, raising the total value of the haul to RM820,200.
The Federal Internal Security and Public Order Department's Wildlife Crime Bureau/Special Intelligence Investigation commander, Datuk Mohd Zaki Ashar, said the operation was conducted following intelligence gathering and monitoring of the syndicate. The suspect claimed two years of involvement in the cigarette smuggling trade and stated he received instructions from the Bangladeshi man.
The suspect and all seized items were handed over to the Sungai Buloh district police for further investigation under the Customs Act 1967. Police vowed to continue efforts to disrupt networks involved in supplying, storing, transporting, and distributing untaxed goods. From January to September, 268 raids were conducted nationwide, leading to the arrest of 455 individuals and seizures totaling RM330,695,346.76.
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