SEREMBAN: The Negeri Sembilan branch of the Royal Malaysian Customs Department crippled smuggling activities in two raids on Oct 26, seizing cigarettes, liquor and other goods with a total value of RM2.56 million, including duties.
Its director, Jamal Paiman, said the seizures by the Enforcement Division involved various items worth RM359,271, with duties amounting to RM2.2 million.
He said the items seized comprised 3,008,200 sticks of cigarettes of various brands, 2,910.64 litres of liquor, 221 electrical appliances and a packaging machine.
“In the first case, a team from the Operations Branch intercepted a Daihatsu van in an alley behind a row of shoplots in Taman Sejahtera, Kuala Lumpur, at about 3pm. The van was believed to be used to distribute smuggled goods for the local market.
