Cops seize smuggled goods worth over RM36mil, bust syndicate

KUALA LUMPUR: The police busted a cigarette and liquor smuggling syndicate following the arrest of 10 men and seizure of over RM36 million worth of contraband in three raids in Kajang on Sept 7.

Security and Public Order Division director Datuk Seri Hazani Ghazali said that intelligence gathering by the Wildlife Crime Bureau along with the Cheras General Operations Force had revealed two illegal liquor processing labs and led to the arrest of 10 men, five locals and five foreigners, and the seizure of untaxed 73,800 cartons of cigarettes and 24,573 cartons of liquor worth a total of over RM36 million.