PUTRAJAYA: The Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) Central Zone Unit III at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) seized a luxury car, drugs, and alcoholic beverages worth RM164,715 in separate operations in Sepang, KLIA, and Cyberjaya, Selangor, recently.
Its Central Zone assistant director-general, Norlela Ismail, said that on Jan 2, they seized a tax-not-paid luxury vehicle, estimated to be worth RM90,000, at a housing area in Sepang.
She said the vehicle was listed as a prohibited item under Item 4, Schedule II, Part II of the Customs Order (Prohibition on Import) 2023, which permits its importation only with an import permit.
"The modus operandi involved importing and storing tax unpaid vehicles in abandoned housing areas. No arrests have been made so far," she said in a statement on Thursday (Feb 13).
She added that the case is being investigated under Section 135(1)(a) of the Customs Act 1967.
In a separate case, Norlela said her team successfully foiled an attempt to smuggle drugs via air freight at the KLIA Mail and Courier Centre by seizing five packages containing cannabis and methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) weighing 1,056 grammes, estimated to be worth RM73,940.
She said that following inspections on Jan 4, 6, 14 and 15, they believed the seized packages were intended for both domestic and international markets.
"The modus operandi involved using courier services and making false declarations. The case is still under investigation," she said, adding that the case is being investigated under Section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.
Norlela also said that on Jan 9, her team raided a premises in Cyberjaya, suspected to be selling alcoholic beverages of various brands marked as Malaysian Duty Not Paid (MDNP) and seized 85.59 litres of alcohol, estimated to be worth RM775.
"The suspected individual, a Malaysian citizen, was detained along with the seized goods and brought to the Enforcement Office, Central Zone, Unit III, KLIA for further investigation," she said, adding that the case is being investigated under Section 135(1)(d) of the Customs Act 1967. – Bernama
