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Authorities in Johor Baru arrested three foreigners and recovered nearly RM770,000 in illicit cigarettes during a targeted raid on a Taman Daya residence as part of Operation Taring Alpha 1.
A Brunei court has sentenced two Chinese nationals to substantial fines for attempting to smuggle alcoholic beverages and cigarettes through a customs checkpoint in Temburong, with jail time as alternative penalties.
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The Royal Malaysian Customs Department conducted four enforcement raids in Terengganu and Kelantan, seizing white cigarettes and clove cigarettes valued at over RM800,000. The operations targeted illegal distribution networks evading tobacco excise duties.
Ho Chi Minh City police have dismantled criminal networks smuggling foreign nationals into Vietnam to establish online fraud operations, arresting 26 suspects and seizing hundreds of computers and mobile phones across eight cases.
Hanoi police have charged two businesswomen with smuggling frozen chicken feet worth US$13 million that were imported under false pretences and sold across Vietnam rather than re-exported as required.
The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency has seized 24 boxes of contraband cigarettes worth approximately RM212,000 in an operation at Kampung Penambang, Kelantan, disrupting a significant regional smuggling network.
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The GOF Southeast Brigade conducted four coordinated operations across Kelantan, seizing illegal drugs, apprehending undocumented migrants, and recovering RM1.1 million worth of smuggled timber.
Thai police have detained a Malaysian citizen, 34, at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport for allegedly trying to illegally transport more than 250 wild animals to India.
A man was arrested in Pasir Mas while attempting to transport 13 smuggled cattle worth RM52,000 to buyers. The livestock was seized during the operation.