RANTAU PANJANG: The Kelantan Customs Department believes it has foiled a liquor-smuggling syndicate with the seizure of about RM1.2 million worth of drinks recently.
The contraband liquor, which is the biggest seizure by the state Customs Department in four years, was confiscated from four lorries parked outside a warehouse in Shah Alam, Selangor.
Department director Wan Jamal Abdul Salam Wan Long said here today that no one was arrested in the operation on April 25.
"A Customs team from Rantau Panjang enforcement division raided the warehouse about 8.30pm on April 25 based on tip-offs.
"After raiding the warehouse, they found about 24,500 litres of liquor of various brands inside the four lorries.
"The liquor is worth about RM1.2 million with unpaid taxes of about RM750,000," he said here today.
Wan Jamal said initial investigations found that the contraband was smuggled into the country via Port Klang and were meant to be distributed locally.
"The liquor was originally imported from Mexico and India, and we suspect they would be sold to entertainment outlets in Selangor," he added.
He said the case is being investigated under Section 135 (1) (d) of the Customs Act 1967.