BUTTERWORTH, June 6 — The Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) in Penang has thwarted an attempt to smuggle in 52,800 cans of beer worth over RM1 million through Port Klang, Selangor.

LABUAN, May 31 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has directed all relevant enforcement agencies to ramp up operations against the abuse and theft of diesel across Malaysia, including in Labuan.

KOTA KINABALU, May 28 — The Royal Malaysian Customs Department seized nine containers of frozen chicken worth over RM3.3 million with taxes at Sepanggar Port early this month, which were believed to have been smuggled into the country.

KLANG, May 27 — The Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) Central Zone II (Selangor) busted a smuggling syndicate of used electric scooters, beedis, cigarettes, iron and plastic scrap estimated to be worth RM121.65 million through several raids around Port Klang from March to April.

KOTA BHARU, May 26 — The Kelantan Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) and the Kelantan Caltex Dealers Association (PDCK) will continue to collaborate to combat the leakage of subsidies at the Malaysia-Thailand border.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has embarked on what is surely a difficult but bold move to rationalise fuel subsidies and, unlike previous leaders, defied the temptation to be populist.

PUTRAJAYA, April 30 — The Royal Malaysian Customs Department has foiled 1,856 smuggling activities involving various types of goods, with a RM350 million tax value as of March this year, said Customs assistant director-general (Enforcement) Ribuan Abdullah.

KOTA BHARU, April 23 — The Royal Malaysian Customs Department has located around 140 illegal bases along the 106km Malaysia-Thailand border, especially in Kelantan.

TAWAU, April 8 — A Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) personnel, who was shot in the eye in a shootout in the Kunak waters yesterday, has since lost sight in his left eye.

SHAH ALAM, March 26 — The Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) confiscated RM1.634 million in cosmetics and medicine, liquor, and frozen fish during a blitz of three raids in Port Klang on March 11, March 12, and March 16.

PUTRAJAYA, March 13 — Four individuals, including a civil servant, suspected of acting as middlemen for the syndicate to bribe public servants to smuggle tobacco, cigarettes, and alcohol into the country, were remanded today to assist in the investigation by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).

PASIR MAS, March 9 — The proposal to build a buffer zone along the 99-kilometre Malaysia-Thailand border in order to curb smuggling activities has been presented to the Home Affairs Ministry (KDN).

SEPANG, Feb 21 — The revenue collection of the Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) Central Zone in 2023 reached RM37.7 billion, surpassing the initial RM36.85 billion target.

PORT KLANG, Feb 20 — The Royal Malaysian Customs Department seized four containers containing pork weighing 96,000kg, with an estimated total seizure value of RM2.7 million.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 24 — The Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) seized 164,800kg of beef and pork worth an estimated RM2.6 million in three separate raids.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 4 — The Bukit Aman Internal Security and Public Order Department (KDNKA) recorded a total of RM979.89 million worth of seizures via various operations to crack down on smuggling and misappropriation of controlled and subsidised goods last year.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 — 392 individuals, including 64 foreigners, were detained from January until yesterday for smuggling and abusing controlled and subsidised goods, said Bukit Aman Department of Internal Security and Public Order (KDNKA) director Datuk Seri Hazani Ghazali.

MELAKA, Oct 17 — The Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) confiscated over RM10.3 million in cigarettes, alcohol, and imported rice worth smuggled into the country between April and October 1, said its deputy director-general Datuk Sazali Mohamad.

PORT KLANG, July 20 — The Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) foiled an attempt to smuggle four containers of cigarettes and alcohol, comprising a haul worth RM3.91 million, at West Port and North Port from May to June.

PUTRAJAYA, July 15 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) successfully busted an international pangolin-scale smuggling ring following raids in Klang and Kuala Lumpur yesterday.