KUALA LUMPUR, June 30 — The police have taken down a syndicate involved in storing and distributing counterfeit liquor with the arrest of two men and the seizure of items worth RM1.65 million in the Klang Valley on Thursday (June 25).
Bukit Aman Internal Security and Public Order Department’s Wildlife Crimes Bureau/Integrated Special Investigations Team officer SAC Datuk Mohd Zaki Ashar said the suspects were arrested separately in Kepong and Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya.
"A raid led to the arrest of a local man and a Sri Lankan man, in their 20s to 30s, who acted as the coordinator, store caretaker, and deliveryman for the syndicate.
"Preliminary investigations show that the local man received RM3,000 a month to coordinate supply orders from a syndicate chief, while the foreigner received RM2,500 for deliveries to buyers,” he said in a statement today.
Approximately 11,496 tins and 9,737 bottles of liquor of various brands suspected to be counterfeit with unpaid Customs taxes were also seized.
The police also confiscated four commercial vehicles — three lorries and a van — used by the syndicate for distribution purposes.
Zaki said that the suspects and seized goods have been handed over to the Putrajaya Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry for investigation and further action under Section 102 of the Trademarks Act 2019.
