Police bust smuggling ring, seize contraband worth more than RM36mln
KUALA LUMPUR, 15 Sept — The police have busted a cigarette and liquor smuggling syndicate following the arrest of 10 men and seizure of over...
Maqis seizes lobster seeds in car from Singapore
ISKANDAR PUTERI, April 19 — The Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services Department (Maqis) detained a car after it was found carrying four boxes of lobster...
Airport scanning facilities to be upgraded, says deputy minister
KOTA KINABALU, March 7 — The government will ensure that scanning machines at all entry points into the country are upgraded to curb smuggling activities,...
Tobacco, alcoholic beer products, smuggling among the focus of Dewan Rakyat today
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 — Issues surrounding the smuggling of tobacco and alcoholic beer products are among the matters that will be brought up during...
88 individuals arrested, smuggled goods worth RM64.7 million seized in 20 days
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 24 — Eighty-eight individuals, including 15 foreigners, were arrested and goods worth RM64.7 million were seized in raids by the Royal Malaysia...
MMEA detects increased encroachment attempts into country’s waters
JOHOR BAHRU, June 18 — There has been an increase in attempts by smuggling syndicates to encroach into the country’s territorial waters since April, said...
Man arrested for storing fireworks worth over RM20,000 at home
KOTA BHARU, April 10 — Police arrested a man after they found 48 packages and 273 boxes of fireworks worth RM20,745 in his house in...
Police heighten border watch on smuggling of firecrackers
BALING, April 7 — Enforcement at the border gate in Bukit Kayu Hitam will be heightened to curb the smuggling of firecrackers and fireworks, especially...
Police nab 14 individuals, seize RM10.7 mln worth of contraband cigarettes, wildlife
KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 — Police conducted eight separate raids in four states and arrested 14 individuals for alleged involvement in contraband cigarettes and wildlife...
Smuggling of ciggies drops six per cent in 2021: Customs DG
LABUAN, March 13 — Smuggling of cigarettes in the country dropped by six per cent last year following the imposition of excise duty on cigarettes...
Tengku Zafrul: Petrol retail price gap may trigger petrol smuggling
KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 — Malaysia’s low petrol retail price could make way for petrol smuggling activities due to the significant retail price difference among...
Over 7,000 individuals held for various offences in 2021 — Bukit Aman
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 — The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) recorded 8,234 cases and detained 7,159 individuals for various criminal offences including smuggling of migrants...