The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) dismantled a significant vape smuggling operation at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Cargo Centre, resulting in an estimated RM8 million loss in tax revenue. The MACC's Op Airways operation led to the arrest of 14 individuals, including six customs officers, suspected of involvement in smuggling. The raids uncovered 122,000 vape units with unpaid taxes worth RM7.3 million. Authorities also seized cash, valuables, and two lorries linked to the syndicate.
: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission crippled a vape smuggling syndicate operating at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport Cargo Centre, resulting in an estimated RM8 million tax loss to the country’s coffers.
According to sources from the MACC, all male suspects, aged between 20 and 60, were detained during raids conducted around KLIA and Putrajaya yesterday evening. “An inspection by the Royal Malaysian Customs Department uncovered 32,000 vape units in the detained lorries, which have an estimated tax value of RM1.9 million. Additionally, a raid on a warehouse revealed 90,000 vape units with unpaid taxes amounting to RM5.4 million”, said the source.
The source said that a three-month surveillance operation revealed that all the smuggled vape units were undeclared and lacked proper documentation. The syndicate reportedly used a modus operandi resembling “flying containers,“ in which enforcement officers on duty paid thousands of ringgit for each container, allowing them to bypass scanning machines and inspections.
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