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Indonesian authorities have arrested a 22-year-old Malaysian at Juanda International Airport in East Java after discovering nearly one kilogramme of methamphetamine and 1,089 ecstasy pills strapped beneath a corset during a body search.
Malaysia's border authorities have reaffirmed that all standard operating procedures were strictly adhered to during the baggage screening of a Malaysia Airlines pilot who was subsequently arrested in Indonesia on alleged drug smuggling charges.
Indonesia's customs authorities have strengthened baggage screening procedures for all flight crew at Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta Airport following the July 29 arrest of a 39-year-old Malaysian pilot accused of attempting to smuggle 25 kilogrammes of ecstasy into the country.
Authorities apprehended a Thai national carrying RM8,000 worth of petai and pomelos at an unregistered jetty in Rantau Panjang, Kelantan, highlighting ongoing food smuggling challenges along the Malaysia-Thailand border.
A Canadian citizen has been handed an eight-year prison sentence by a Pakistani court for attempting to illegally export more than $140,000 in foreign currency. The case highlights enforcement of strict customs regulations governing currency movement.
Authorities in Kelantan arrested a 36-year-old man at a petrol station in Rantau Panjang on suspicion of conducting multiple fuel-buying runs destined for smuggling across the Malaysian-Thai border.
The General Operations Force arrested a 20-year-old man and confiscated 350 kilograms of smuggled durians worth over RM50,000 along with a four-wheel-drive vehicle at an illegal border crossing in Kelantan yesterday.
Malaysia's anti-corruption and customs authorities are joining forces through a new task force aimed at strengthening oversight at strategic ports, targeting sophisticated smuggling schemes and tax evasion tactics.
A 22-year-old part-time driver in Rantau Panjang was arrested while transporting 700kg of suspected smuggled durians, authorities said. The driver was promised daily earnings of RM60-RM70 for the job.
A senior customs official has entered a not guilty plea in court after being accused of accepting RM15,000 from a suspect to halt an official investigation. The case highlights persistent graft concerns within enforcement agencies.
Malaysian Customs authorities have dismantled two major smuggling syndicates and seized contraband valued at RM2.57 million, including counterfeit liquor and duty-unpaid chewing tobacco products during coordinated operations.
German customs officials arrested a 22-year-old man at Berlin Airport in early June after discovering 16 kilograms of ketamine concealed in his suitcase. The traveller was heading to Hong Kong via Zurich when officers found eight vacuum-sealed bags of the white crystalline substance.
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Malaysia's Royal Customs Department has seized more than RM800,000 in untaxed cigarettes and clove tobacco across four raids in Terengganu and Kelantan, signalling intensified enforcement against the illicit tobacco trade.
Thai authorities arrested a 31-year-old Myanmar national attempting to smuggle 23 million baht across the Thai-Myanmar border at Mae Sai. The cash was discovered concealed in food packaging.