The Royal Customs and Excise Department (RCED) under the Ministry of Finance and Economy said that a news article on October 3 claiming that there has been a detention of bringing in cooked and ready-to-eat food at Sungai Tujoh checkpoints, and the individuals involved have been fined between BND200 to BND300, is false.
The public is reminded not to spread false news.
RCED said spreading false information is a criminal offence under Section 34 of the Public Order Act, Chapter 148, that carries a penalty of a fine of BND3,000 and three years’ imprisonment.
