BERNAMA – The Royal Malaysian Customs Department seized fireworks, firecrackers and drugs worth about MYR1.05 million at four locations in Selangor, said Customs Assistant Director-General (enforcement) Raizam Setapa @ Mustapha.
She said that on January 14, a total of 1,330 boxes containing fireworks and firecrackers worth an estimated MYR629,320 were seized during a raid on a warehouse in Beranang.
“There were 11 types of fireworks and firecrackers believed to be intended for the local market. This is the biggest case involving fireworks this year.
“A local man in his 50s was detained to assist with the investigation,” she told a press conference yesterday. Raizam said initial investigations revealed the fireworks and firecrackers did not comply with the specifications and guidelines set in the import permits issued by the Home Ministry.
The case is being investigated under Section 135(1)(d) of the Customs Act 1967.
Regarding the drug seizures, Raizam said operations conducted at two logistics company warehouses in Petaling Jaya on January 3 and 5 led to the confiscation of two packages of cocaine weighing about one kilogramme (kg) and 1.1kg.
She said the first seizure involved a transparent plastic package containing a compressed white substance suspected to be cocaine, valued at MYR200,000.
“The modus operandi involved hiding the drugs in the middle section of hollowed-out books, with the parcel declared as toys for export overseas,” she said.
