Johor Customs seize RM11.7mil in contraband cigarettes, alcohol in five raids

The Star

The Customs Department has managed to foil smuggling attempts in five separate raids across Johor between July and August 2024, resulting in the seizure of contraband cigarettes and alcohol worth RM11.7mil.  Johor Customs Department director Aminul Izmeer Mohd Sohaimi said that the syndicate’s modus operandi involved making false declarations of goods to evade detection by Customs officers.  Read more at https://shorturl.at/UQnFg  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Okay, for today's media report,

00:04The Malaysian Government of Johor,

00:08has managed to strengthen the housing,

00:11and the distribution of cigarettes and hard drinks,

00:13without customizing the amount of RM13.9 million,

00:18and to neutralize the housing syndicate,

00:22which is worth RM1.3 million.

00:26First, the Government of Johor,

00:29has conducted 5 separate meetings,

00:32around Johor,

00:34involving the distribution of cigarettes and hard drinks,

00:38amounting to RM13.9 million,

00:41throughout July and August 2024.

00:44On 17 July 2024,

00:47a container that promises to bring trade,

00:52Styrene Butadiene Co-Polymer ABS Compound,

00:57has been detained at Tanjung Pelepas, Johor.

01:02After investigation,

01:06it was found that the container contained,

01:09non-customized cigarettes.

01:11This container is a transhumance container,

01:14with a final destination to a country in Asia.

01:19The estimated value is RM1.4 million,

01:23and the total amount involved is RM7 million.

01:29Second, on 18 July 2024,

01:32the Government of Johor,

01:34has managed to detain a non-customized hard drink container,

01:40at Pasir Gudang Port, Johor.

01:44The container has been found to try to import,

01:48and trade as a Chinese player accessory.

01:54The estimated value is RM166,824,

02:00and the total amount involved is RM904,204.

02:06Third, on 16 August 2024,

02:12the Government of Johor,

02:17has seized a non-customized hard drink container,

02:22in a warehouse in Kuchai Lama, Kuala Lumpur.

02:27The syndicate was found to be using,

02:29a warehouse in an industrial area,

02:33as a storage store,

02:35before being sold to the public.

02:38The estimated value is RM127,562,

02:43and the total amount involved is RM640,737.

02:51Fourth, on 17 August 2024,

02:56the syndicate has managed to terminate,

02:59a non-customized hard drink container,

03:03at Sultan Iskandar Construction, Johor.

03:08A lorry has passed through an empty lorry,

03:11the lorry has been left in the import area,

03:13and the lorry driver has run away.

03:18Fifth, on 20 August 2024,

03:22the authorities have inspected,

03:27a Toyota Estima MPV,

03:30which is suspected to be in Pakir,

03:33at Taman Impian Emas, Johor.

03:39The inspection has found,

03:41a non-customized hard drink container,

03:43which has been sold to the public.

03:45The estimated value is RM105,000,

03:48and the total amount involved is RM434,000.

03:53The total amount is RM40,000,

03:59and the total amount is RM12,430,000.

04:06The estimated value is RM1.9 million,

04:11and the total amount involved is RM9.8 million.

04:17The estimated value is RM11.77 million.

04:30The syndicate has made a non-trading agreement,

04:33to avoid being affected by the JKDM.

04:37The case is being investigated,

04:38under Section 135, Article 1667,

04:41where the JKDM has committed a crime.

04:44For the first crime,

04:46the sentence is not less than 10 times the value of the item,

04:51or RM100,000,

04:53according to the larger charges,

04:56and not more than 20 times the value of the item,

05:00or RM500,000,

05:03according to the larger charges,

05:07or imprisonment not less than 6 months,

05:10and not more than 5 years,

05:12or imprisonment not less than 3 times the value of the item.

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