Four civil servants arrested over alleged RM5mil bribe from smuggling syndicate


PUTRAJAYA: Graft investigators have arrested four civil servants for allegedly accepting RM5mil in bribes from a syndicate smuggling cigarettes, tobacco and liquor into the country.

Investigators are also tracking down another public officer, who is believed to be part of the group allowing the goods to be brought in illegally.

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