Customs foils 1,856 smuggling activities, seizures worth rm350 million as of March

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PUTRAJAYA: The Royal Malaysian Customs Department foiled 1,856 smuggling activities, involving various types of goods, with a tax value of RM350 milli...

: The Royal Malaysian Customs Department foiled 1,856 smuggling activities, involving various types of goods, with a tax value of RM350 million, as of March this year, said Customs assistant director-general Ribuan Abdullah.

He said that vehicle smuggling activities recorded the highest seizure value, of RM27.8 million, followed by contraband cigarettes , drugs , liquor and textiles . For the same period, the department also seized subsidised goods, which were to be smuggled into neighbouring countries, worth RM323,365, he said, in a press conference today.He said that Sabah recorded the highest number of smuggling attempts at 330 cases, followed by Kelantan , Sarawak , Johor and Selangor 151 cases.

“With a scanning machine with AI technology, it helps us identify items more clearly, for example, what items are in the container. Image analysis from this machine is more specific,” he said.

 

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