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 […]
Vessel, crew detained in diesel smuggling probe
MIRI: A vessel was detained after it tried to smuggle diesel worth RM227,500. In an operation codenamed Op Benteng Laut, the marine police stopped the suspicious-looking tanker that was on its way to Miri River around 10pm on Wednesday (Sept 2). The five crew members aboard, including the captain, were arrested. “Upon inspection, 130,000 litres […]
GOF thwarts smuggle attempt
KUCHING: The General Operations Force (GOF) last Sunday thwarted an attempt to smuggle out 44 liquid petroleum gas cylinders and 24 packets of coarse sugar (each weighing 1kg) around 11pm in Serian. The items were being transported by two individuals using a Toyota type lorry and a Toyota Hilux pick-up. The controlled goods seized including […]
Sarawak mulls ‘rat trail’ base
KUCHING: The state government is mulling the establishment of a permanent base to guard ‘rat trails’, which could become routes for smuggling food and drugs. Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing urged the federal government to also look into the issue. “It is no use for us to guard our airports and […]
Smuggling attempt thwarted by GOF
BAU: The Sarawak General Operations Force (GOF) Brigade succeeded in thwarting an attempt to smuggle out RM112,000 worth of red onions on Thursday (May 14). According to the 11th Battalion commanding officer Supt Rosdi Inai, the attempt was made via an illegal road access (‘elephant road’) in Kampung Stass, Bau. He said the attempt to […]
Smugglers caught at Tebedu border crossing
KUCHING: Twenty-seven undocumented immigrants and four locals were arrested while smuggling controlled food items worth over RM169,000 including a one-ton lorry, a car and a motorcycle. According to a spokesperson of the Malaysian First Infantry Division, a team from the 10th Battalion Royal Ranger Regiment foiled the smuggling attempt through Tebedu around 7.30pm on Tuesday […]
More patrols to curb cross-border smuggling
BAU: The 11th Battalion General Operations Force (GOF) is intensifying its patrols to end smuggling at illegal routes. Its commanding officer Supt Rosdi Inai said operations were carried out even though no cross-border smuggling activities were detected. According to him, the routes, which are only passable for motorcycles, are used for cross-border access, especially in the […]
Bid to smuggle 3.56 million cigarettes foiled
KUCHING: Sarawak Customs struck gold once again in their mission against smugglers, this time confiscating a container full of contraband cigarettes. In a statement, state Customs director Datuk Sharifah Halimah Tuanku Taha said officers had been monitoring a 20-foot container that was placed on the roadside in front of a private jetty in Bintawa near […]
Bid to smuggle out exotic birds thwarted
KUCHING: Sarawak General Operations Force (GOF) 11th Battalion thwarted an attempt to smuggle out 1,060 protected ‘Pelimang’ and ‘Murai Batu’ bird species with an estimated value of RM855,000. “The raid conducted around 1pm by a team of 11 members of the 11th Battalion, four from Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) and four from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption […]
Smuggling foiled
210.86kg of bird nest worth RM2.108mln seized KUCHING: Sarawak Customs Department has seized 210.86kg of processed bird nests concealed in various consignment packages. Its director Datuk Sharifah Halimah Tuanku Taha said acting on information, Customs officers from the operation team and the Special Passenger Unit foiled an attempt to smuggle the bird nest worth RM2.108 […]
