00:00The Customs Department seized various brands of alcoholic beverages, with unpaid duties
00:07exceeding 260,000 ringgit, near an oil palm estate in Bukit Mertajam.
00:13At a press conference on Wednesday, Penang Customs Director Rohaizad Ali said the raid
00:18took place in early January.
00:20On 9 January 2025, at around 4 p.m., the Customs Department and the Penang Customs Department
00:33carried out a search at a store in Bukit Mertajam, Penang, where the search result was found
00:42The items are valued at more than Rp 103,600 unpaid duties, amounting to over Rp 267,800.
01:11Investigations revealed the premises were used as a storage hub before distribution
01:16in the local market.
01:18Authorities believe the syndicate hid contraband in secluded areas to avoid detection.
01:24In a separate case, Penang Customs raided an abandoned house in Nibong Tabal on January
01:3025, uncovering 555,600 smuggled cigarettes of various brands.
01:50He added that the syndicate in this case also stored contraband in isolated locations to
01:55evade authorities.
01:57No arrests have been made in either operation, but Rohaizad stressed that efforts to locate
02:03more suspects involved are ongoing.
02:06Both cases are being investigated under Section 1351D of the Customs Act 1967 for storing
02:13prohibited goods and Section 741E of the Excise Act 1976 for false statements in customs declarations.
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