BUTTERWORTH (BERNAMA) – The Royal Malaysian Customs Department in Penang successfully foiled 240 smuggling and Customs duty evasion attempts between January and August, resulting in seizures valued at over MYR28 million, including duties.
State director Datuk Roselan Ramli stated that cigarettes topped the list with 107 cases, amounting to MYR2.7 million in goods and MYR9.28 million in duties.
There were 81 cases involving liquor amounting to MYR1.739 million, with MYR6.64 million in duties, he added. “We also seized MYR1.013 million worth of drugs in four cases and uncovered 39 vehicle-related cases, with seizures valued at MYR1.664 million and MYR2.56 million in taxes,” he said during a press conference yesterday at the Enforcement Storage Facility in Bagan Jermal.
Roselan noted that four currency smuggling cases were also intercepted valued at MYR473,971.69, and other cases involving tobacco and soft drinks, valued at MYR1.68 million, including MYR704,992.73 in taxes.
