KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 — Police have uncovered a suspected tax-stamp diversion scheme involving luxury liquor following the seizure of 370 bottles worth RM702,566 in the Klang Valley on Monday and yesterday.
The operation, Ops Taring Alpha 2, was conducted by the Wildlife Crime Bureau/Special Investigation Intelligence (WCB/PSK) of the Bukit Aman Internal Security and Public Order Department (JKDNKA), in collaboration with the Kuala Lumpur Federal Territory Customs Department.
WCB/PSK commander Datuk Mohd Zaki Ashar said the liquor, packed in 73 boxes, was seized during separate raids at a warehouse in Selangor and business premises in the capital.
He said initial inspections at the warehouse found that some luxury liquor bottles allegedly bore tax stamps or customs labels with lower duty rates than those applicable to the products.
