Two 'Datuks' among three nabbed by MACC for bribery, smuggling


PUTRAJAYA: Graft investigators have arrested three company owners, two of them Datuk, on the suspicion of giving bribes to civil servants so that action will not be taken against smuggling activities involving tobacco, cigarettes and liquor.

The three, who were in their 30s, were nabbed when they were summoned to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission headquarters at 11.30pm on Thursday (March 14) for their statements to be recorded.

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