Illicit cigarettes seized, shopkeeper arrested
KUCHING: Police seized contraband cigarettes worth more than RM7,000 in a sundry shop at Taman Sri Sarawak, Jalan Bukit Mata during a raid last Friday. The raid was carried out by a task force from the central police station led by its chief ASP Ahmad Abang around 9.40pm. The team found various cigarettes stashed under […]
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 […]
Illicit beer worth RM79k seized
SRI AMAN: The General Operations Force (GOF) seized contraband alcoholic beverages, namely beer of various brands worth more than RM79,000 in an operation dubbed ‘Ops Libas’ last Thursday. A GOF spokesperson said acting on information the GOF 10th Battalion carried out the raid on one premises in the town centre here around 9.30am. During the […]
Illicit fags, beer smuggling thwarted
BINTULU: The Sarawak Marine Police Region 5 successfully thwarted an attempt to smuggle in various illicit cigarettes and beer during a raid behind a premises at Boulevard Setia Raja, Mukah on Wednesday. Its commanding officer ASP Ezuandi Bahadin said the raid took place around 3.30pm and the team managed to seize items worth RM121,836.80. Four […]
Illicit fags worth RM124k seized
KUCHING: A total of 87,240 sticks of regular and clove illicit cigarettes worth RM124,296 was seized at a commercial centre in Jalan Penrissen, last Wednesday. Also seized were two vehicles where the contraband cigarettes were found. The vehicles were worth RM80,000 and RM90,000 each respectively. According to a report, Sarawak Region Five Marine Police (PPM.5) […]
RM202k illicit cigarettes seized
KUCHING: A total of 1,124 cartons of illicit cigarettes worth RM202,000 were seized at a commercial centre in Kota Sentosa on Wednesday. Sarawak General Operations Force Brigade (GOF) conducted a raid, Ops Libas, at Jalan Tapang in Kota Sentosa at 5.10pm. According to deputy commander of Sarawak GOF, ACP Hakemal Hawari, the raid was carried […]
GOF seizes illicit goods worth RM48.85m
KUCHING: The Sarawak General Operations Force (GOF) confiscated illicit goods worth RM48.85 million during seizures conducted between January and December 25, this year. State police commissioner Datuk Ramli Din said there were 141 cases compared with 88 cases during the same period last year which netted RM 13.3 million worth of illicit goods (cigarettes, alcohol, […]