PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency has seized over RM85,000 worth of unregistered medicines at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Terminal 1 on Thursday (Aug 21).
In a statement on Friday (Aug 22), the agency said the seizure followed suspicions raised by Royal Malaysian Customs Department officers after scanning four suitcases belonging to a Bangladeshi man.
The luggage was referred to the agencies' Pharmaceutical Enforcement Team for further inspection, which uncovered more than 60,000 units of medicines spanning 30 unregistered types.
The items, believed to be bound for the black market and intended for the suspect's compatriots, included medicines containing controlled substances and psychotropics, 1,000 tubes of antifungal cream and 20,000 gastric treatment pills.
All seized items were handed over to the department for further investigation and would be forfeited and destroyed within a month, in line with existing procedures. – Bernama
