MACC: Smuggling syndicate cost nation billions in lost revenue

Camera-shy: The Customs officers being led out of the court in Petaling Jaya.

KUALA LUMPUR: The smuggling syndicate busted by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has bled the country of billions of ringgit in unpaid excise duties.

MACC deputy chief commissioner Datuk Seri Mohd Shukri Abdull said the syndicate smuggled high-quality liquor and cigarettes out of the duty-free zone in Port Klang.