BUTTERWORTH, June 5 — The Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) found 29 packets of marijuana leaves, believed to be worth RM1.5 million, in a piece of luggage at the Penang International Airport (LTAPP) on March 4.

BUTTERWORTH, June 5 — The Penang Customs Department seized 86,086 electronic cigarette (vape) devices and 996.5 litres of vape liquid, worth RM5.17 million including taxes, in two separate raids conducted in April.

KOTA BHARU, Jan 26 — Kelantan Customs Department officers were forced to fire three shots at a one-tonne lorry to thwart a cigarette smuggling operation in Kampung Mat Kancil, Pasir Mas, on Thursday (January 23).

SEPANG, Sept 20 — The Royal Malaysian Customs Department’s Central Zone Unit III (LTAKL) successfully dismantled a smuggling operation involving various goods, with seizures valued at over RM1.76 million, including duties, in August.

KLANG, July 16 — The Central Zone II Royal Malaysian Customs Department seized undeclared electric bicycles (e-bikes), liquor, and vehicles worth RM4.74 million in multiple operations held around West and North Ports as well as Klang Valley recently.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 — The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has reached out to Singapore’s Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau in an effort to track a Singaporean national suspected to be the mastermind in the container tax evasion case (flying container).

BUTTERWORTH, June 6 — The Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) in Penang has thwarted an attempt to smuggle in 52,800 cans of beer worth over RM1 million through Port Klang, Selangor.

SHAH ALAM, May 31 — A senior Royal Malaysian Customs Department (Customs) officer was charged at the Sessions Court today for not handing over seized pangolin scales to the Department of Wildlife and National Parks Peninsular Malaysia (Perhilitan) in 2019.

SHAH ALAM, May 30 — Three Malaysian Royal Customs Department personnel pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court today to 24 charges of accepting RM8,600 in bribes.

MELAKA, May 30 — The Royal Malaysian Customs Department of Melaka recently thwarted two smuggling activities involving liquor and cigarettes valued at nearly RM12.8 million, including taxes around Johor.

SHAH ALAM, May 29 — Four more Royal Malaysian Customs Department enforcement assistants were charged in the Sessions Court today with accepting RM39,800 in bribes.

SHAH ALAM, May 28 — Four Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) enforcement assistants were charged in the Sessions Court today with accepting RM39,750 in bribes.

KOTA KINABALU, May 28 — The Royal Malaysian Customs Department seized nine containers of frozen chicken worth over RM3.3 million with taxes at Sepanggar Port early this month, which were believed to have been smuggled into the country.

JOHOR BAHRU, May 27 — The Johor Customs Department busted a major drug trafficking syndicate by seizing 51kg of cocaine worth RM10.3 million, hidden inside an air-conditioning compressor, during an inspection at the Customs Inspection Bay in Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP), Iskandar Puteri.

KLANG, May 27 — The Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) Central Zone II (Selangor) busted a smuggling syndicate of used electric scooters, beedis, cigarettes, iron and plastic scrap estimated to be worth RM121.65 million through several raids around Port Klang from March to April.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 6 — Members of the Royal Malaysian Customs Department and Immigration Department have been urged to carry out their duties with full discipline and integrity.

ISKANDAR PUTERI, March 20 — The Johor Customs Department seized an estimated RM20.1 million in cigarettes and alcohol, inclusive of duties and taxes, during inspections at the Tanjung Pelepas Port Customs Checkpoint in Gelang Patah, in January and earlier this month.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 24 — The Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) seized 164,800kg of beef and pork worth an estimated RM2.6 million in three separate raids.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 23 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is confident the Royal Malaysian Customs Department's (JKDM) can achieve its RM56 billion revenue collection target this year.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 20 — The 10 per cent sales tax on low-value goods (LVG) implementation, which applies to goods imported into Malaysia and sold for less than RM500 through e-commerce platforms, does not have a significant impact on consumers.