22-04-2025
Customs seizes over RM566,000 worth of illicit goods in Miri
The alcoholic beverages seized by the customs in the raid.
MIRI (April 22): The Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM Sarawak) seized illicit cigarettes and alcoholic beverages worth RM566,691.20 during a raid at an area in Eastwood Valley industrial estate here last month.
Sarawak Customs director Norizan Yahya said that the raid targeted a 20-foot-long container at around 8.30am on March 16, following tip off from the intelligence unit.
'Upon inspecting the locked container, the team discovered a total of 700,000 sticks of white cigarettes of various brands without tax stamps, along with 1,536 litres of alcoholic beverages stored inside.
'The estimated value of the seized goods is RM74,372, while the amount of duty and tax amounts to RM492,319.20,' he said in a statement today.
Norizan stated that the importation of cigarettes and alcoholic beverages requires an import permit because they are classified as restricted goods under the Customs (Prohibition of Imports) Order 2023.
He explained that the syndicate's modus operandi involves using containers as storage facilities for cigarettes and alcoholic beverages suspected to be prohibited items.
'The case is being investigated under Section 135(1)(d) of the Customs Act 1967,' he said. alcohol beverages customs illicit cigarettes lead Norizan Yahya seize
