Cops seize RM600,000 worth of smuggled tyres in Johor Baru CIQ bust, two suspects arrested


JOHOR BARU: An attempt to smuggle 727 tyres worth more than RM600,000 through the Bangunan Sultan Iskandar Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) have been busted by the cops here.

Johor police chief Comm Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said that the Marine Police Region 2 arrested a 56-year-old local man and seized the tyres at the Kempas Toll at about 5.35pm on Thursday (Oct 28).

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