Smuggled beers at one of the premises.
KUCHING (July 24): The police have seized RM144,556 worth of smuggled beer and cigarettes in two separate raids on July 21 and 22.
District police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah in a statement yesterday said two male and three female suspects were also arrested during the raid.
“The suspects, aged between 20 and 40 years-old, are being remanded for investigations under Section 135(1)(d) of the Customs Act 1967,” said Ahsmon.
The premises at Jalan Tabuan Laru was raided first followed by a commercial premises in Stampin.
Police seized 27,840 cans of beer and 26,780 sticks of cigarettes of different brands from the raid.