Importer sheds light on how gadgets are brought in

GEORGE TOWN: Unscrupulous im­porters have been declaring stun guns as flashlights to get by the Ro­­yal Malaysian Customs Depart­ment.

Nearly all stun guns come with LED bulbs to provide a flashlight function, with some looking exactly like flashlights, and it seems the importers have been using this tactic for years.