{
  "id": 7960880,
  "title": "RM9.98mil facility strengthens customs management of seized goods in S'wak",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/rm9-98mil-facility-strengthens-customs-management-of-seized-goods-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T05:51:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/regional/2026/09/1534709/rm998mil-facility-strengthens-customs-management-seized-goods-swak"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "KUCHING: The Customs Department in Sarawak has strengthened its management of seized goods with the opening of the Customs Enforcement Office Seizure Storage Facility. Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi announced the facility during a handover ceremony, stating that the systematization of seized item management would be safer and more secure, reducing the need for rented premises. The RM9.98 million storage facility was built by the Public Works Department (PWD) through Special Project Team 2 (PPK2), with completion on May 26, 2024. The facility comprises an operations office and three storage units, a strong room, an exhibit room, an open burning area, and follows PWD's Pre-Approved Plan approach for efficiency and resource optimization. The construction also adheres to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) standards.",
  "summary": "KUCHING: The management of seized goods by the Customs Department in Sarawak can now be carried out more systematically, safely and securely through the Customs Enforcement Office Seizure Storage Facility.",
  "key_points": [
    "Customs Department opens RM9.98 million seizure storage facility in Sarawak",
    "Facility completed on May 26, 2024, by PWD through PPK2",
    "Includes operations office, storage units, strong room, and exhibit area"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The new RM9.98mil facility enables the Customs Department in Sarawak to manage seized goods more securely and efficiently, reducing reliance on rented premises.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}