Address tobacco black market issue
MIRI: Sabah and Sarawak governments must take a cohesive and decisive stance against the tobacco black market, said Joseph Janting. The president of Dayak Transformation Association (Trada) said that illegal cigarettes had taken up to 65 percent of the total market in Malaysia. Joseph said this staggering figure, as estimated by Euromonitor International, had placed […]
Attempt to smuggle foreigners foiled
KUCHING: The Sarawak General Operations Force (GOF) busted an attempt to smuggle in 20 foreigners using a ‘rat trail’ (jalan tikus) near Jalan Mongkos, Serian on Thursday night. Sarawak GOF Brigade commander SAC Mancha Ata said that the GOF 11th Battalion personnel raided the group around 10.45pm after obtaining information on the incident. Inspections were […]
Contraband fags worth RM561,674 seized
KUCHING: The General Operations Force (GOF) confiscated 740,200 cigarettes sticks inside 3,805 cartons worth RM561,674 in two separate raids at Jalan Desa Wira, Batu Kawa here yesterday. Sarawak GOF Brigade commander SAC Mancha Ata said that the raids were carried out by Sarawak GOF Brigade Intelligence Unit along with Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Sarawak towards […]
Contraband fags worth RM56,320 seized
SARIKEI: A total of 69,480 sticks of regular and clove contraband cigarettes worth RM56,320 were seized at a commercial centre at Jakar here on Wednesday (June 17). According to a report, Sarawak Marine Police Region Five conducted a raid around 11am at the upper floor of a shoplot and arrested a woman in her 40s. […]
Contraband fags worth RM100K seized
MIRI: The Sarawak Royal Malaysian Customs Department has successfully thwarted a bid to sell contraband cigarettes estimated to be worth RM103,543.81 including uncustomed tax on Monday. According to State Customs director Datuk Sharifah Halimah Tuanku Taha, a team from Miri Customs ambushed a canteen in a plantation estate in Kuala Baram at 11.10am. “Upon inspection, […]
Illicit cigs worth RM132,640 seized
LUNDU: The 11th Battalion General Operations Force (GOF) has seized about 416 cartons of cigarette of various brands during an operation dubbed ‘Ops Libas’ on Friday. Its commanding officer Supt Rosdi Inai said the seizure of the illicit cigarettes worth RM132,640 was conducted at 3.30pm, based on the information gathered by the intelligence. “A total […]
