13,000 sacks of smuggled rice seized from ship

MIRI: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Miri seized 13,000 sacks of smuggled rice worth RM3 million after they intercepted an undocumented Mongolian-registered cargo ship about 2.6 nautical miles northwest of Tanjung Baram. MMEA Miri head Captain Md Fauzi Othman said his men were on tracking maritime patrol when they spotted and intercepted the cargo […]

Rice smuggling still rampant in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR: Rice smuggling activities are still rampant in border areas despite regular enforcement operations mobilised by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industries’ Padi and Rice Regulatory division. Foreign syndicates are known to smuggle rice, purchased cheaply in countries such as Thailand and Vietnam, through illegal routes or lorong tikus at the border into […]

Smuggled rice worth RM258K

SIBU: The Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) enforcement division in Sibu seized 1,200 sacks of Thai white rice with an estimated value of RM258,000, including unpaid duties. State Customs director Datuk Sharifah Halimah Tuanku Taha said based on a tip off, a team of enforcement officers raided a factory at Upper Lanang Road here at […]