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Free Malaysia Today
4 days ago
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- Free Malaysia Today
Customs dept seizes contraband cigarettes worth RM1.44mil in Kelantan
Kelantan customs department director Wan Jamal Abdul Salam Wan Long said the cigarettes were worth RM286,234, while the tax duties totalled RM1.16 million. (Customs pic) PETALING JAYA : The Kelantan customs department has seized 1.72 million contraband cigarettes worth RM1.44 million after a raid on a house at Kampung Babong in Kota Bharu. The department's Kelantan director, Wan Jamal Abdul Salam Wan Long, said the raid, carried out on May 7, was conducted by the Kota Bharu enforcement branch's operations team. 'We seized 1.72 million cigarettes of various kinds as well as an MPV. The cigarettes were valued at RM286,234. The tax duties totalled RM1.16 million,' Sinar Harian reported him as saying today. He said the MPV, costing about RM30,000, was used to distribute the cigarettes and the house was most likely rented for the purpose of storing contraband cigarettes before their distribution. The case is being investigated under sections 135(1)(e) and 135(1)(d) of the Customs Act 1967 for possession and distribution of contraband.
The Star
4 days ago
- The Star
Kelantan Customs seize 1.72 million sticks of smuggled cigarettes
KOTA BARU: The Kelantan Customs Department has seized more than 1.72 million sticks of contraband cigarettes worth RM1.48mil from a house in Kampung Babong here. Its director Wan Jamal Abdul Salam Wan Long said they conducted the raid at 10.30am on May 7 and found the cigarettes in the house and in the boot of a car. He said the rented premises was used to store the contraband cigarettes, which they distributed to customers using the vehicle. "The total value of the seized cigarettes is RM1.48mil, including tax. The case is being investigated under Section 135(1)(e) and Section 135(1)(d) of the Customs Act 1967. "Customs urges the public to help combat smuggling by providing information regarding any smuggling activities," he said in a statement on Sunday (June 1). – Bernama
The Sun
4 days ago
- The Sun
Kelantan customs seize 1.72 mln sticks of cigarettes in Kota Bharu
KOTA BHARU: The Kelantan Customs Department seized more than 1.72 million contraband cigarettes of various types, worth a total of RM1.48 million, from a house in Kampung Babong, here on May 7. Its director, Wan Jamal Abdul Salam Wan Long, said the raid by members of the Kota Bharu enforcement branch's operations team, at 10:30 am, resulted in the seizure of 1.72 million cigarettes from the house and the boot of a Toyota Inova at the location. He said the modus operandi was to use the rented premises as a place to store contraband cigarettes before distributing them to customers with the vehicle. 'The total value of the seized cigarettes is RM1.48 million, including tax, and the case is being investigated under Section 135(1)(e) and Section 135(1)(d) of the Customs Act 1967. 'Customs urge the public to help combat smuggling by providing information regarding any smuggling activities,' he said in a statement today.
The Sun
4 days ago
- The Sun
1.72 mln sticks of cigarettes seized in Kota Bharu
KOTA BHARU: The Kelantan Customs Department seized more than 1.72 million contraband cigarettes of various types, worth a total of RM1.48 million, from a house in Kampung Babong, here on May 7. Its director, Wan Jamal Abdul Salam Wan Long, said the raid by members of the Kota Bharu enforcement branch's operations team, at 10:30 am, resulted in the seizure of 1.72 million cigarettes from the house and the boot of a Toyota Inova at the location. He said the modus operandi was to use the rented premises as a place to store contraband cigarettes before distributing them to customers with the vehicle. 'The total value of the seized cigarettes is RM1.48 million, including tax, and the case is being investigated under Section 135(1)(e) and Section 135(1)(d) of the Customs Act 1967. 'Customs urge the public to help combat smuggling by providing information regarding any smuggling activities,' he said in a statement today.
New Straits Times
5 days ago
- New Straits Times
Kelantan Customs seize RM1.48 million worth of smuggled cigarettes
KOTA BARU: The Kelantan Customs Department seized more than 1.72 million sticks of various types of cigarettes, with a total value of RM1.48 million, believed to have been smuggled into the country last month. Acting on public tips and intelligence, a team from the department's enforcement unit raided a house in Kampung Babong here on May 7 and made the seizure. State Customs Department director Wan Jamal Abdul Salam Wan Long said preliminary investigations showed that the syndicate's modus operandi involved using a rented house as a storage site for the smuggled cigarettes before distributing them to customers. "The total value of the seized cigarettes amounts to RM1.48 million, including taxes, and the case is being investigated under Section 135(1)(e) and Section 135(1)(d) of the Customs Act 1967," he said in a statement issued here today. He also urged the public to assist the department in combating smuggling crimes, especially those involving cigarettes, liquor, fireworks, drugs, vehicles, and other items. "At the same time, we advise the community not to get involved in such activities. "Smuggling not only causes losses to the country in terms of revenue leakage but also poses threats to national security and public welfare," he added.
