Maqis foils attempt to smuggle in over RM38k worth of Mexican beans


JOHOR BARU: The Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services (Maqis) has foiled an attempt to smuggle more than RM38,000 worth of Mexican beans into the country through Singapore at the Bangunan Sultan Iskandar (BSI) Customs, Immigration and Quarantine complex here.

Johor Maqis director Nur Afifah A. Rahman said that they stopped a lorry ferrying the beans at about 5.30pm on Wednesday (Jan 20).

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