A 31-year-old Malaysian man was fined BND5,000 after pleading guilty to possessing 240 cans of smuggled alcoholic beverages.
Yap Ken Hong would have to serve five months’ imprisonment in default of paymeyent of the fine.
Acting Senior Magistrate Dewi Norlelawati binti Haji Abdul Hamid on Monday heard that the offence occurred on December 21, at 5.04pm, at the Sungai Tujoh Control Post, where customs officers intercepted the contraband during an inspection at the entry point.
The court also ordered the confiscation of all seized alcoholic beverages, which will be handed over to the government for destruction. – Fadley Faisal
