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Syndicate busted, 63 foreigners and four immigration officers nabbed

KUCHING: The Malaysian Immigration Department (JIM) has successfully brought down a smuggling syndicate with the arrest of 63 foreigners and four immigration officers in Bintulu after three months of surveillance. An operation codenamed ‘Ops Kenyalang’ by a team of officers from Putrajaya JIM Intelligence and Special Operations Division and Sarawak JIM operation officers, was conducted […]

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 […]

Two years’ jail for smuggling Indonesians

KUCHING: A local man was sentenced to two years imprisonment by the High Court here today for smuggling two Indonesian women into the country through Jalan Lundu/Bau. High Court Judge Datuk Zaleha Rose Pandin meted out the sentence on Ronyeh after he pleaded guilty to the charge. According to the charge sheet, he was transporting […]

State not letting guard down on drugs

KUCHING: Sarawak will continue to strengthen and improve security checks at its airports and entry points along the state’s border to curb drug trafficking and smuggling activities. Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said though the drug abuse situation in Sarawak was not at a worrying level, it was necessary to ensure […]

Integrated operations to curb subsidised cooking oil smuggling

KUCHING: The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) will conduct integrated operations to curb the smuggling of subsidised cooking oil. According to minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi, the subsidised cooking oil was for the needy but certain quarters had been making a profit from it. “From January to June 29 this year, […]

Indon gets jail for sneaking migrants in

KUCHING: A foreigner was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment and fined RM5,000 in default six months’ jail by the High Court here on Monday for sneaking six Indonesians into the state in November last year. Judge Dr Alwi Abdul Wahab sentenced Soroso, 42, after he pleaded guilty to the charge read to him by an […]

Drugs worth RM1.120 million seized last year

BY GERALD GILLES KUCHING: The Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) Sarawak has seized drugs worth an estimated RM1.120 million last year. Sarawak Customs acting director Mohd Nadzri Ariffin (pic) said a total of 13 drug seizures were carried out in 2021 netting 33.686 kilogrammes of drugs such as methamphetamine, cannabis and ketamine as well as […]

Police seize cigarettes, liquors worth about RM1.8 mln

LIMBANG: The Marine Police here crippled a contraband smuggling syndicate and seized various duty-unpaid cigarettes and liquors worth around RM1.8 million on Nov 5. The team acting on intelligence gathered raided a terrace house used as a warehouse to store the uncustomed goods at Taman Sentosa. Sarawak Marine Police Region Five commander ACP Zulfikar Mohd […]

Stop organised crime profiting from political unrest

KUCHING: The country’s political uncertainties and economic issues caused by the pandemic are benefiting organised crime, especially those involved in illicit trade and smuggling activities. Retail and Trade Brands Advocacy Malaysia Chapter (RTBA Malaysia) director Datuk Fazli Nordin said studies have shown a clear correlation between political instability and increased activities perpetrated by organised crime, […]