Cops cripple smuggling ring in Kuching, seize RM98mil in booze and ciggies, says Bukit Aman

KUALA LUMPUR: The police have crippled a syndicate involved in smuggling untaxed cigarettes and alcoholic beverages with seizures totalling over RM98mil through three raids in Kuching, Sarawak, on Tuesday (Feb 6).

Bukit Aman Department of Internal Security and Public Order director Datuk Seri Hazani Ghazali said the raids were the result of joint surveillance by the Wildlife Crime Bureau, Special Investigation Intelligence (WCB/PSK) together with the Marine Police Force Region 5, the Sarawak General Operations Force and Sarawak Police Contingent.