GEORGE TOWN: Marine police have arrested two male foreign nationals and seized 4,120 cartons of cigarettes, worth RM847,616 including tax, in a raid on an unnumbered premises in Butterworth on Sunday (Jan 5).
Marine Police Region 1 commander ACP Rusley Chi Ari said the raid was carried out by a Marine Intelligence Unit as part of Operation Taring Landai in the area at about 1pm.
"Both suspects were taken to the Seberang Perai Utara (SPU) district police headquarters (IPD) for further action under Section 135(1)(d) of the Customs Act 1967 and the Immigration Act 1959/63," he said in a statement.
Rusley said that records throughout last year show that a total of 2,168 arrests were made involving confiscation worth over RM42mil for various offences.
He said the Marine Police Region 1 team, led by a senior police officer and six junior officers from the unit around the Butterworth area, launched Operation Taring Landai from Jan 3 until Sunday.
He also said the police through the marine police were committed to combating the goods smuggling via sea routes.
"Intelligence information will be strengthened with the cooperation of various agencies within and outside the PDRM to ensure the sovereignty of the country's laws is preserved," he added. - Bernama
