Smuggling probe: 34 nabbed so far over leakages of up to RM2bil over two years, says MACC

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PUTRAJAYA: Graft investigators have, to date, arrested 34 officers from the Customs Department's import/export branch at KL International Airport Cargo in connection with smuggling activities, believed to have caused leakages of up to RM2bil in the country’s revenue over the past two years, says Tan Sri Azam Baki.

“The Customs officers involved are from Grade 19 to Grade 44 and their duty is to inspect goods and prevent . “If they do inspect, it will not be a thorough check and the goods will be allowed to leave the vicinity,” he said at a press conference on Friday . “We also believe that this so-called ‘working relationship’ between the civil servants and syndicate has been going on since 2017," Azam added.

 

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