Half Million Ringgit Worth Of Liquor And Cigarettes Seized

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 14 (Bernama) -- Police confiscated 5,181 cartons of cigarettes and 527 cartons of liquor of various brands worth over RM500,000 in three separate raids in Ampang Jaya and Selayang, here, on Wednesday.Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department media relations officer ASP Abdul Malek Abdul Ghani said they arrested a local man and a Cambodian woman, aged between 20 and 40, in the first raid in Taman Dagang, Ampang Jaya."The first raid was carried out at 3pm based on a public tip-off regarding the distribution of pirated DVDs and VCDs at a house in Taman Dagang."However, no discs were found, instead the police discovered liquor and cigarettes believed to have been smuggled in from a neighbouring country and hidden in the house," he said when contacted Friday.Following the raid, the police conducted another raid on a shophouse in Taman Kosas, Ampang Jaya and in Selayang which also revealed several cartons of liquor and cigarettes.He added that the smuggled items were believed to be for sale in sundry shops in the Klang Valley area at a cheap price.However, the case has been handed over to the Royal Malaysian Customs for investigation and further action.