Customs to get new scanning machines, boats before December
KUALA LUMPUR: The Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) will get 30 new scanning machines and 30 speedboats before December this year, said its director-general Datuk Abdul Latif Abdul Kadir. He said these will be used to improve the department’s performance in carrying out its duties at the country’s gateways. “The JKDM is currently waiting for […]
Sarawak e-Commerce providers urged to register with Customs
KUCHING: The Sarawak Customs Department have started the enforcement of service tax on e-Commerce services from Jan 1, said its director Datuk Sharifah Halimah Tuanku Taha, yesterday. In that regard, she is calling on all parties involved in e-Commerce services in the state to register their services with the department to obtain licenses for their […]
Customers Day at Wisma Kastam today, tomorrow
KUCHING: The public are encouraged to visit the state Royal Malaysian Customs Department’s Customers Day at Wisma Kastam in Petra Jaya today and tomorrow. State Customs director Datuk Sharifah Halimah Tuanku Taha said the event was aimed at making the department people-oriented. “We want the general public to know more about the department and how […]
RM1.7m worth of cigarettes, liquor seized
SIBU: Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) Sibu has confiscated RM1.7 million worth of contraband cigarettes and liquor including illegal firecrackers at Sibu-Stapang road on Tuesday. During the raid, conducted between 9.50pm and 10.30pm, the Customs Enforcement Division detained two separate trucks and seized the untaxed items at two separate locations. State Customs director Datuk Sharifah […]
Canteen raided for uncustomed fags
MIRI: The Customs Department in this district on Tuesday confiscated 37,160 sticks of cigarettes valued at RM3,344.40 with unpaid duties at RM27,230.85 during a raid on Taniku Estate canteen in Kuala Baram. During the raid, the team also detained a man to assist in their investigation. The team carried out a check on the premises […]
Firecrackers worth RM70.5K seized
KUCHING: The Sarawak Customs Department has seized 3.1 tonnes of firecrackers worth RM70,500 — including RM45,825 in unpaid taxes — at a house along Jalan Batu Kawa here. Its director Datuk Sharifah Halimah Tuanku Taha said the commodity was seized during an operation codenamed ‘Ops Petasan’ on Thursday. Acting on information, a team of customs […]
Customs seizes contraband worth over RM88k
BINTULU: The Customs Department confiscated 222,600 sticks of cigarettes and 9,178 litres of beer valued at RM88,502 with unpaid duties at RM449,504.23 during a raid here on Saturday. Customs officers together with officers from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), raided a premises at Parkcity Commerce Square in Jalan Tun Ahmad Zaidi here following a tip-off. […]
Illegal gambling machine seized
KUCHING: Sarawak Customs Department seized a gambling machine valued at RM20,000 with unpaid taxes amounting to RM8,000. Its director Datuk Sharifah Halimah Taha said on Dec 12, its enforcement team carried out a thorough inspection on a container at the Senari Port for violating the Customs Act 1967. “During inspection, the enforcement team found four […]
Largest ice seizure in Hong Kong
HONG KONG: Hong Kong customs announced its largest seizure of methamphetamine in a decade yesterday, 110 kilograms of ice worth some HK$77 million that originated in Mexico. The seizure points towards the growing presence of meth made by Mexican cartels in Asia, a region where the local “Golden Triangle” gangs traditionally dominate production. Customs officials […]
Customs destroys 8.9 mln contraband cigs
MIRI: Sarawak Royal Malaysian Customs Enforcement Division (JKDM), Miri Branch destroyed 8.9 million cigarettes at a Miri City Council landfill here around noon on Monday. According to State Customs director Datuk Sharifah Halimah Tuanku Taha, the cigarettes were worth about RM865,200 with an estimated tax value of RM5,122,262.40. She said the cigarettes that were disposed […]
