Man in possession of contraband released after paying RM100k fine
SIBU: The Magistrates’ Court here fined a man RM100,000 in default of six months’ jail for possessing contraband cigarettes. Magistrate Mohd Syukri Mokhtar also directed the accused to pay leviable customs duty due amounting to RM7,680 in default of two weeks’ imprisonment, within two weeks. Mohd Mazlan Mohamad, 32, who opted to pay the fine […]
Contraband cigarettes destroyed
KUCHING: Police here disposed of 250,000 sticks of contraband cigarettes worth RM16,000 on Wednesday (Feb 3). Kuching District police chief ACP Awang Din Awang Gani said the cigarettes were previously seized by the Sarawak Marine Police on Jun 5 last year. The destroyed contraband cigarettes consisted of 500 cartons of ERA Filter (red), 250 cartons […]
Customs seize contraband alcohol in Miri raid
MIRI: Various types of alcoholic beverages suspected to have unpaid tax and customs duties were seized by the Royal Malaysian Customs Department (Customs) Sarawak in a raid on a house in Jalan Sea View here on Wednesday (Jan 20). Sarawak Customs director Herman Shah Abdullah said personnel from Miri and Bintulu, together with the department’s […]
Contraband cigs worth over RM47k seized in raid
KUCHING: Personnel from the Sarawak Marine Police Region 5 seized contraband cigarettes valued over RM47,000 during Ops Landai on Wednesday (Jan 20). Its commander ACP Shamsol Kassim said his men had earlier raided an unnumbered premises at Court Road in Bintangor at around 5.30pm. He said the premises was used as a storage for various […]
