09-05-2025
Beer worth RM500,000 seized in Masai, ex-convicts among 3 held
MASAI: Three men, including two former convicts, were arrested after police intercepted a lorry and three cars allegedly transporting untaxed beer here yesterday morning.
Seri Alam police chief Assistant Commissioner Mohd Sohaimi Ishak said two suspects, aged 44 and 56, had criminal and drug records.
In the 5.30am operation, Marine Police Region 2 officers stopped a lorry and three cars in Kempas, Taman Megah Ria, here.
The officers searched the vehicles and found 491 boxes of various brands of beer, suspected to be untaxed, estimated to be worth RM509,214.20.
"The seized alcohol is worth more than RM509,000. The confiscated vehicles is estimated to be worth RM170,000, bringing the total value of the seizure to RM679,214.20," Sohaimi said today.
The case is being investigated under Section 135(1)(e) of the Customs Act 1967, which carries a fine of at least 10 times the value of the contraband or RM100,000, whichever is higher, up to 20 times the value of the contraband or RM500,000, or imprisonment of six months to five years or both.
Sohaimi said police would continue to crack down on smuggling.
