Customs Dept installs 40 new AI baggage scanners to boost security at entry points

SEPANG: The procurement of 40 cutting-edge baggage scanning machines, amounting to RM40.72mil, will strengthen security controls at the main entry points across the country, says Customs director-general Datuk Anis Rizana Mohd Zainudin. She said that the scanners equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) technology can enhance detection capabilities during the scanning of passengers’ goods and baggage, thereby...

17 Customs officers held, millions seized in Port Klang smuggling probe

PUTRAJAYA: Officers from the Customs Department are among 17 individuals detained to assist in a corruption probe, believed to have caused leakages of RM3.5 billion in Port Klang. It is learnt that officers from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission had seized cash worth RM4.4mil believed to have been obtained by the said Customs officers through corrupt practices. Of...

Over RM33mil of cocaine and syabu seized in Kajang drug bust

KAJANG: Over RM33.73mil worth of cocaine and syabu have been seized after police crippled a drug smuggling ring here. Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) head Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Kamarudin Md Din said following a tip-off, its team conducted a series of raids jointly with the Customs Department and arrested seven men, including a...