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Police have arrested five individuals across two separate smuggling investigations in the Klang Valley, resulting in the seizure of contraband and goods valued at RM12.8 million.
Singapore authorities have arrested a Malaysian and a Singaporean man for attempting to smuggle duty-unpaid cigarettes and vapes through Woodlands Checkpoint in separate incidents.
A Philippine police officer and businessman were arrested after authorities intercepted a van containing nearly P1.9 million worth of smuggled cigarettes during a checkpoint operation in Zamboanga del Norte on July 31.
Sarawak Customs stopped a major drug trafficking operation at Kuching International Airport on July 9, seizing narcotics valued at RM1.32 million and apprehending two individuals involved in the smuggling attempt.
Malaysian authorities have arrested a lorry driver and attendant at Rantau Panjang after intercepting a vehicle carrying RM85,000 worth of illicit plant saplings brought across from Thailand.