According to Malaysian media TheStar, on May 27th, Malaysian customs seized a total of 70,000 e-cigarettes and e-liquids in a raid in Kuala Lumpur, with a total value close to one million ringgit.
The Director of the Customs Department in the Sultanate of Malaysia, Aminul Izmeer Mohd Sohaimi, stated that these products were seized by customs operations and maritime units in a warehouse in the Ampang Industrial Area.
During a press conference at the customs building in Sudan state, he stated, "The raid was carried out at 2 pm on May 14. The warehouse was unoccupied, and upon inspection, we found 70,000 untaxed e-cigarette devices and e-liquid of various brands. The total value of all seized items is 805,200 ringgit (approximately $17,000), with an estimated tax amount of around 166,742 ringgit (approximately $3,500).
He also revealed that this operation was carried out after two weeks of surveillance and investigation.
We believe these products were originally intended for sale in the Kuala Lumpur market, and we are currently making efforts to locate the owners of these goods.
He further revealed that these goods are believed to belong to a black market trading gang, which is using warehouses in industrial areas as storage facilities before distributing the items.
Currently, this case is being investigated in accordance with Section 135(1)(d) of the Customs Act 1967, which pertains to the smuggling of non-taxed goods. As per the provision of the section, the penalty imposed shall not be less than ten times the value of the goods or 100,000 ringgit, whichever is higher.
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