Perak: The Perak Customs Department has successfully foiled attempts to smuggle drugs and various other goods, including a Brabham BT62 supercar, at four separate locations, with total seizures valued at RM10.9 million. Its director Mohd Nadzri Ariffin said his department inspected a package suspected of containing ganja at a courier service in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, at about 2.45 pm on June 5.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, the inspection uncovered eight plastic packages containing dried plants suspected to be ganja, weighing 9.8 kilogrammes and valued at RM966,084. ‘Smuggling drugs hidden inside mattress boxes and inflatable pools for export is a common modus operandi used to evade authorities,’ Mohd Nadzri said at a press conference today. The department is investigating the case under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.

He added that the team also seized 55,320 electronic cigarette devices with various liquid brands and 706 smuggled marble tiles valued at about RM1.5 million, including tax, in a container at Port Klang, Selangor, on June 4. The modus operandi involved false declarations, and the case is being investigated under Section 133(1)(a) of the Customs Act 1967.

In a separate case, the team discovered a Brabham BT62 supercar brought into the country without an import permit, kept in a container at West Port, Pulau Indah, Selangor, on May 27. The seized vehicle is valued at approximately RM6.4 million including tax, and the case is being investigated under Section 135(1)(d) of the Customs Act 1967.

Additionally, the department seized pig carcasses imported from a neighbouring country without proper documentation and consultation with the Department of Quarantine and Inspection Services Malaysia (MAQIS). The shipment lacked both an import permit and a health certificate from the country of origin. ‘The pig carcasses, seized during inspections of two refrigerated lorries in Pengkalan Hulu, Gerik, are estimated to be worth RM1.5 million including tax,’ he said, adding that the case is being investigated under Section 135(1)(e) of the Customs Act 1967.