Seized – liquor worth RM475k from container
Published on: Thursday, October 28, 2021
The liquor seized.
Kota Kinabalu: Contraband liquor worth RM475,833 was seized from a 12-metre container in an “Ops Kontraband” operation at KKIP Timur, here, Tuesday.The container was left unattended when the 16th Battalion General Operations Force (GOF) Tiger Platoon and Sabah police conducted the operation at 10pm.ADVERTISEMENT
Sabah GOF Brigade Commander senior assistant commissioner Abdul Rani Alias said the operation was carried out based on public information.
He said after observation for three hours, the operations team continued to open the container for inspection.
“The operations team found 1,890 cartons of Cool Beer brand liquor suspected to be illegal worth RM475,883.
“All the liquor was then confiscated and brought back to the Kota Kinabalu District Police Headquarters (IPD) for further action,” he said when contacted.ADVERTISEMENT Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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Abdul Rani said the total amount seized, including the trailer truck and containers, were estimated at RM595,833 based on current market prices.
He said further investigations were carried out in accordance with the Customs Act 1967.