IPOH: A luxurious sports car with an excise duty of about RM4.2mil was seized by the Perak Customs Department during a raid at Westport Container Terminal in Pulai Indah, Selangor.
Perak Customs Department director Mohd Nadzri Ariffin said the car, a Brabham Model BT62, was found to have been imported without permit during the operation on May 27 at about 12.15pm.
"The car, found inside a container, was declared as parts and toolboxes.
"The car is estimated to be worth about RM2.2mil, and excise duty of about RM4.2mil," he said in a press conference here on Tuesday (July 1).
Mohd Nadzri said the case is being investigated under Section 135(1)(d) of the Customs Act.
"Those found guilty can be fined up to 20 times the value of the item or a maximum five years in jail or both," he said.
Separately, Mohd Nadzri said they have also seized some RM966,084 worth of drugs in another operation at a courier company in Petaling Jaya on June 5 at about 2.45pm.
He said the drugs, believed to be dried cannabis (ganja) flowers, were found packed and hidden among two boxes containing an air mattress and an inflatable pool.
"The drugs, which weighed about 9,858g, were found in eight separate plastic bags.
"The items are believed to have been destined for the United Kingdom," he said, adding that no arrest was made.
"We will investigate the case under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act, which carries the death penalty or life imprisonment and whipping if convicted," he said.
In two other unrelated raids, Mohd Nadzri said they have seized pig carcasses worth about RM1mil in Pengkalan Hulu on May 29 and 55,320 units of e-cigarettes and vaping liquid worth about RM896,800 in Port Klang on June 4.
