RM38mil cash, 200kg of gold seized in multi-agency takedown of smuggling syndicate


PETALING JAYA: A smuggling syndicate, which also allegedly had its hands in corruption, criminal breach of trust and tax evasion, has been dismantled following a massive multi-agency crackdown.

Over RM38mil cash and 200kg of gold worth over RM60mil was seized along with several luxury vehicles during the operation that was carried out by a Multi-Agency Task Force (MATF) led by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) on Monday (July 24).

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