KULAI: A 34-year-old man was arrested after marine police seized untaxed liquor and cigarettes worth RM670,571.94 in a warehouse raid.
Marine Police Region Two commander Assistant Commissioner Noor Azman Jamal said the operation was conducted at 5pm yesterday at a storage premises next to a workers’ hostel.
The man’s passport was also seized.
Noor Azman said the operation was carried out by an intelligence team from the Tampoi marine police unit following public tip-offs about smuggling activities.
Police seized 12,074 cans of beer, 526 bottles of wine and 896 cartons of untaxed cigarettes.
The liquor was valued at RM451,947.94, while the cigarettes were worth RM218,624.
The case is being investigated under Section 135(1)(d) of the Customs Act 1967 and Regulation 39(b) of the Immigration Regulations 1963.