PETALING JAYA: An Indonesian man has been sentenced to two years in jail after being found guilty of human trafficking. Immigration Department director-general Datuk Zakaria Shaaban said that the 31-year-old was sentenced for the smuggling of four Indonesian migrants after a prior operation in August this year. "The operation took place on Aug 29 at Jalan Putra...
KOTA TINGGI: A fatal accident involving three vehicles, including a sports utility vehicle (SUV) suspected of carrying smuggled cigarettes, resulted in three deaths at KM56 of the Senai–Desaru Highway (E22) on Saturday (Oct 11) afternoon, Sinar Harian reports. Kota Tinggi OCPD Supt Yusof Othman said that a 32-year-old local man driving an SUV sustained serious injuries...
KUALA LUMPUR: An immigration officer was sentenced to eight years' imprisonment and fined RM150,000 by the High Court on Friday (Sept 12) after being found guilty of falsifying a Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) travel document three years ago to facilitate the smuggling of a male Vanuatu national. Judge Datuk Azhar Abdul Hamid delivered the sentence...
KUALA LUMPUR: The public is permitted to keep liquor at home for personal consumption without a licence, provided it is duty-paid, says the Customs department. In a statement on Thursday night (Aug 28), the department said the public was not required to keep records when purchasing duty-paid liquor from licensed outlets for personal consumption. "The requirement to...
KLANG: Five men were charged in the Sessions Court here on Thursday (Aug 28) for allegedly smuggling 19 Myanmar nationals at an apartment in Hulu Langat earlier this month. Muhammad Azalmie Ahmad Razali, 25; Muhammad Irwan Syapawi Che Hamid, 34; Mazlan Derahman, 39; Hazif Yusof, 46; and Mohamad Yusof Zulkipli, 29, nodded in acknowledgement as the...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (SPRM) will investigate an online media company following the arrest of two of its staff members during Op Sohor, who are believed to be involved in a smuggling syndicate. MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki confirmed that the owner of the company would be summoned soon to provide a...
LAHAD DATU: The Marine Police arrested two men in an operation at Batu 8, Jalan Silam here early on Thursday (Aug 7), on suspicion of smuggling in untaxed cigarettes from a neighbouring country worth over RM2mil. Sabah Region 4 Marine Police Commander ACP Mohd Nazri Ibrahim said the two men, aged 32 and 38, were detained...
JOHOR BARU: Five Indonesian men were charged at Sessions Court here with possessing more than 9,560kg of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG). The accused, Muhammad Ali, 32, Zulfan Fauzi, 31, Nasrullah, 34, Marhaban, 31 and Adnan, 28, pleaded guilty to the charge before judge Siti Noraida Sulaiman on Friday (Aug 1). According to the charge sheet, the five...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Federal Territory Road Transport Department (JPJ) detained a foreign man suspected of smuggling untaxed liquor at the Sentul Toll Plaza on the Kuala Lumpur-Karak Expressway on Wednesday. Kuala Lumpur JPJ director Hamidi Adam said the Indian national was apprehended during a special operation under Ops Hari Raya 2025, which began at 3pm. "An inspection of the cargo...
KUALA LUMPUR: Police have dismantled over 100 illegal ports along Rantau Panjang, says Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail (pic). At a press conference on Tuesday (March 25) at Pulapol Kuala Lumpur, the Home Minister announced that police had shut down 134 illegal ports and stationed police teams in the area. "All these ports have been...
