Shopkeeper fined RM1,000 for illegal possession of fags, liquors
KUCHING: The Magistrate’s Court here fined a shopkeeper RM1,000 in default one month’s jail for failing to provide reasonable grounds for the illegal possession of 107 cartons of various cigarettes and 55 boxes of various liquor. Zainul, 22, pleaded guilty before Magistrate Zubaidah Sharkawi to the charge framed under Section 37(1) of the Sarawak Minor […]
Fags worth over RM80k disposed of
SERIAN: The Inspectorate and Legislation Unit of the Serian Division Health Office has disposed of 49 packets of cigarettes and 3,023 cartons of cigarettes estimated to be worth more than RM80,000. Following the effective enforcement actions under the Tobacco Products Control Regulations 2004 (PPKHT2004), which were carried out in September, the tobacco products were a […]
Illicit fags worth over RM252k seized
KUCHING: A total of 32 boxes containing 1,690 cartons of various types of cigarettes suspected to be with unpaid tax and Customs duties were seized by the police here yesterday. District police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah said the total seizure was estimated to be worth RM252,432. He said the seizure was made during a raid […]
Illicit fags worth RM826k seized
SAMARAHAN: Boxes of untaxed cigarettes worth around RM826,476 were seized by police in a raid yesterday. Kota Samarahan district police chief DSP Sudirman Kram said a team from the General Operation Force (GOF) conducted the raid on that day at around 11am. “The raid took place at Taman Midway Crescent and the team found a […]
Illegal cigarette trade undermining MoH’s Generation End Game initiative
KUCHING: The initiative by the Health Ministry (MoH) to introduce new laws to curtail smoking may be undermined by the severity of the illegal cigarette trade, says Dayak Transformation Association (Trada). The association applauded the bold and innovative efforts by Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin to stop youths and future generations of Malaysians from buying cigarettes. […]
Contrabands worth RM742,612 seized
KUCHING: The General Operation Force (GOF) seized from a store in Miri untaxed cigarettes and beers worth a total of RM742,612.20 during a raid held in an operation codenamed Ops Kontraban. GOF commander SAC Dr Che Ghazali Che Awang in a statement today said the raid was done by an intelligence team from the 12th […]
Over RM750K contraband cigarettes seized
BINTULU: Marine police seized over RM750,000 worth of duty-not-paid cigarettes from a shipping container parked at the roadside along Jalan Bintulu-Tatau today. Sarawak Marine Police Region 5 commander ACP Zulfikar Mohd Ghazali in a statement, said that an operation codenamed ‘Ops Kontraban’ was carried out around 4am after the intelligence unit spotted the container. “The […]
Illicit fags seized, senior citizen held
MUKAH: Police seized contraband cigarettes worth RM17,800 in a store at Selangau town during a raid last Sunday (July 25). Mukah district police chief DSP Muhamad Rizal Alias said the police carried out an integrated crime prevention operations at 11.30am and detained a 71-year-old man believed to be the owner of the store. “The police […]
Contrabands worth over RM100K seized
KUCHING: The Sarawak Marine Police seized illicit cigarettes and beer worth more than RM100,000 including unpaid taxes on Thursday. Sarawak Marine Police Region 5 commander ACP Shamsol Kassim said the Ops Landai Covid-19 raid was carried out at 4.05pm on a premises in Jalan Setia Raja, Tabuan Jaya. The team inspected the premises and found […]
Uncustomed fags worth RM2.6m seized
KUCHING: The General Operations Force (GOF) seized various uncustomed cigarettes and a lorry estimated to be worth more than RM2.6 million in Siburan on Monday (Jan 11). GOF Sarawak Brigade commander SAC Mancha Ata said the raid dubbed Ops Libas was carried out by a GOF Intelligence unit at 12.05am. Acting on information received, the […]
