Kelantan Customs Records 29 Drug Seizures Worth Over RM22 Mln

KOTA BHARU, Nov 19 (Bernama) -- The Kelantan Customs Department’s aggressive efforts to curb smuggling activities continue to pay off, with 29 drug seizure cases worth RM22.87 million recorded from January to October this year.

Its director, Wan Jamal Abdul Salam Wan Long, said the achievement is among the state customs' biggest successes in recent years, adding that the latest achievement came through operations targeting drug smuggling and undeclared vehicles in Balakong, Selangor and Kuala Lumpur.

“During operations from Oct 14 to 16, enforcement teams seized three vehicles, a Porsche Panamera, Nissan Teana, and Toyota Estima, as well as a high-powered Honda CB400 motorcycle, with a total value, including taxes, of RM395,910,” he said at a press conference here today.

He said that 18.322 kg of drugs valued at RM1.5 million were also seized, found inside the Toyota Estima parked behind a condominium in Balakong.

Wan Jamal said the total value of the seized vehicles and drugs reached RM1.72 million. The success came after public tips led the team to surveil the vehicle believed to be used for storing drugs.

He said the vehicle-related case is being investigated under Section 135(1)(d) of the Customs Act 1967, while the drug case is being probed under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drug Act 1952.

-- BERNAMA