Cops cripple contraband smuggling ring with seizures totalling RM98 mln
KUALA LUMPUR: The police have crippled a syndicate involved in smuggling untaxed cigarettes and alcoholic beverages with seizures totalling over RM98 million through three raids in Kuching, Sarawak, on Tuesday (Feb 6). Bukit Aman Department of Internal Security and Public Order director Datuk Seri Hazani Ghazali said the raids were the result of joint surveillance by the […]
Illicit fags, booze worth RM100,000 seized
KUCHING: Police have seized 325 cartons of suspected contraband cigarettes and alcoholic drinks in an operation codenamed ‘Ops Kontraban’ on Tuesday (July 25). Kuching police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah said the success was the result of raids conducted by 10 personnel and one officer on five convenience stores around the city. The seized items comprise […]
Contraband cigarettes, alcoholic beverages worth RM240K seized
KUCHING: The General Operation Force (GOF) seized boxes containing various brands of contraband cigarettes and alcoholic beverages in Ops Kontraban yesterday. Kuching OCPD ASP Ashmon Bajah said during the operation at 9.30am, the team was able to seize the items and arrested one suspect. “The GOF managed to confiscate 30 boxes containing 1,500 cartons of cigarettes […]
Thwarted shot to smuggle in fags, alcohol
SERIAN: An attempt to smuggle in illicit cigarettes and alcoholic drinks worth more than RM300,000, was thwarted by the police in Serian market yesterday. The operation carried out by Sarawak Criminal Investigation Department (CID), took place around 4.40am when the team spotted a suspiciously parked vehicle behind a shop. Serian OCPD DSP Aswandy Anis revealed […]
Kin Kombucha ― Great taste, great benefits
The “tea of immortality” has come a long way from its reported beginning in China more than 2,000 years ago. In Western countries, the health drink called kombucha has been around for a while and is rather popular. Kin Kombucha, a newly-launched Kuching-based business is introducing its own version of the kombucha as a healthy […]
Contraband beer and cigarettes worth over RM1 mln seized
KUCHING: Police seized contraband alcohol and cigarettes worth RM1.15mil in an 11-day joint operation with the Marine Police and General Operations Force. The operation carried out from Sept 26 to Oct 6 resulted in three successful raids on premises in Jalan Canna, Jalan Tan Sri Datu Amar Sim Kheng Hong and Jalan Chan Bee Kiew. […]
Brothers arrested for theft of supermarket beer
MIRI: Two brothers were arrested by the police on suspicion of involvement in stealing beer from a supermarket last Monday (Aug 2). The men aged 34 and 44 were arrested in a house at Jalan Airport around 12.30pm today (Aug 6). Background checks revealed that the suspects are wanted individuals as one of them had […]
Ops Kontraban nets RM1.37 mln worth of uncustomed goods
KUCHING: Marine police seized contraband cigarettes, alcoholic beverages and fireworks worth RM1.37 million in raids at separate locations last Thursday (Aug 5). Sarawak Marine Police Region 5 commander ACP Zulfikar Mohd Ghazali said two men were arrested in the operations codenamed ‘Ops Kontraban’, held in Sri Aman and Limbang. The first operation took place around […]
RM13.3 mln worth of contrabands seized
SIBU: Customs officials have seized illicit cigarettes and alcoholic beverages with unpaid duties and taxes valued over RM13.3 million at the banks of Sungai Rajang on July 20. The contrabands worth approximately RM2.5 million were found inside 27 shipping containers after Sibu Customs enforcement officers detained a ship moored to the banks behind a premises […]
Seven fined for flouting SOPs in longhouse
BINTULU: There is no sparing of longhouse dwellers pertaining to being compounded for acting against restricted guidelines. On Thursday seven people were each issued compound for violating the conditional movement control order (CMCO) standard operating procedures (SOPs) by gathering and drinking alcohol in a community dwelling premises. District police chief Supt Zulkipli Suhaili said the […]
