Customs foil attempts to smuggle liquor worth more than RM20mil


PORT KLANG: The Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) Central Zone Unit II (Selangor) foiled attempts to smuggle liquor worth more than RM20mil through three raids in the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ), Pulau Indah in September and earlier this month.

Customs deputy director-general (Enforcement/Compliance) Datuk Abdul Wahabi Abdullah said the raids seized about 627,510 litres of liquor and were carried out in West Port on Sept 21, Sept 27 and Nov 8.

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