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SFC delegation calls on Customs 

KUCHING: Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) recently paid a courtesy call on the Sarawak Customs Department. The delegation from SFC, led by its chief executive officer Abang Arabi Abang Aimran, was welcomed by Sarawak Customs director Dr Ahmad Taufik Sulaiman at Wisma Kastam, Petra Jaya here. According to SFC, the meeting focused on collaboration to enhance […]

Customs foil drug smuggling attempt

SARIKEI: Customs officials foiled a drug smuggling attempt into Sarawak, involving a parcel containing instant noodles and three plastic packages of marijuana last Thursday (July 1). The packages declared as ‘food stuff’ arriving from Malaya using domestic postage, were detected by the parcel post unit at Customs Sarikei Station around 11am. Sarawak Customs director Herman […]

Largest firecrackers, fireworks haul

KUCHING: Sarawak Customs seized two shipping containers with 46.7 tonnes of firecrackers and fireworks, the biggest haul in Sarawak this year, with the arrest of three locals on May 1. Its director Herman Shah Abdullah said that the suspects aged between 44 and 60, were apprehended at Jalan Batu 7 by a Kuching Customs enforcement […]

CM receives three courtesy calls

KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg received three courtesy calls at his office at Wisma Bapa Malaysia here today. The first visitors was a delegation from the Election Commission (EC) led by its chairman Datuk Abdul Ghani Salleh who had assumed office on Aug 21. Previously, he served as the secretary of […]

Contraband beers seized

MIRI: The Customs Department on Wednesday seized 3,834.53 litres of various brands of beer worth RM29,705 with unpaid duties and taxes valued at RM119,287. The total estimated value of the contrabands including duties and taxes is RM148,993. Sarawak Customs director Herman Shah Abdullah said the alcoholic beverages were seized during a raid conducted at a […]

Sarawak Customs foil smuggling bid in Sibu

SIBU: Sarawak Customs thwarted an attempt to smuggle in liquor and construction items in 19 containers, all worth about RM1.46mil including tax, at Rejang Port here. Its director, Herman Shah Abdullah, said the seizure included 12,172.01 litres of liquor of various brands, and eight individuals were also detained to assist in investigation. The seizure was […]

Customs director says farewell to Taib

KUCHING:Head of State Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud and wife Toh Puan Datuk Patinggi Ragad Kurdi Taib received a courtesy visit from Sarawak Customs director Datuk Sharifah Halimah Tuanku Taha at Demak Jaya here this morning. The visit served as a farewell visit in conjunction with Sharifah Halimah’s retirement this coming Sept 15. She […]

Sarawak Customs seizes medicated samsu worth over RM120k

KUCHING: Sarawak Customs confiscated a container loaded with medicated samsu at Senari Port near here. Sarawak Customs director Datuk Sharifah Halimah Tuanku Taha said the items numbering 1,000 cartons were valued at RM129,679.20 with a total tax of RM116,871.72. She said the seizure was the result of thorough inspection by Customs personnel on the container, […]