Liquor smuggling bid busted

Large haul: Abdullah (second from right) with other officials showing the seized liquor at Wisma Kastam at Pulau Indah, Port Klang. — KK SHAM/The Star

PORT KLANG: An attempt to smuggle liquor worth RM2.6mil into the country to avoid paying taxes was thwarted by the authorities recently.

The Central Zone Royal Malaysian Customs Department, which successfully busted the bid with the detention of two men, said the raid came to light when its officers inspected six containers carrying the liquor at North Port between Feb 14 and 22.