Penang JKDM raids a warehouse, confiscating untaxed cigarettes and liquor worth RM3.6 million, with investigations ongoing to locate the owner.
BUTTERWORTH: The Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) in Penang uncovered smuggled duty-free cigarettes and liquor worth RM3.6 million after raiding a warehouse in Berapit, Bukit Mertajam, on March 13.
State JKDM director Datuk Rohaizad Ali said the raid was carried out at 9 am by a team of Enforcement Division officers under Op Petasan following public information and intelligence over the past two months.
“The results of the inspection found 86,800 white cigarettes and kretek as well as 55,606.51 litres of beer and liquor of various brands worth RM3.6 million including tax.
“During the raid, the premises were found to be empty and unoccupied. Efforts are underway to trace the owner,” he said at a press conference at the Perai Customs Prevention Complex here, today.
Explaining further, Rohaizad said the syndicate used the premises involved as a transit storage location before the goods were believed distributed to the local market.
He said cigarettes and liquor were classified as prohibited goods under Part II of the Third Schedule, Customs (Prohibition on Imports) Order 2023.
He said further investigations were still underway and the case was being investigated under Section 135 (1) (d) of the Customs Act 1967.
