Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd (SESB) hopes to build a new substation near Kg Nagapas, in Papar, to boost supply to the village and is in the midst of trying to make similar improvements in the Kimanis and Kinarut areas of the district
KUALA PERLIS, Jan 17 The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Kuala Perlis Maritime Zone has foiled an attempt to smuggle 2.3 tonnes of ketum leaves and arrested two men suspected of being “transporters” or ketum leaf mules. Ketum leaf mules refer to individuals who are involved.
Sabah: Major smuggling syndicate crippled
December 28, 2020
Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Hazani Ghazali said one of the syndicates, had been crippled last week.
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He said the smuggling racket from Labuan had evolved gradually and become a serious issue.
“The syndicates smuggled cigarettes, alcoholic drinks and chicken wings from the duty-free-island here to the mainland.
“The cigarettes and alcoholic drinks smuggled to the mainland of Sabah are for the market in the rural areas. It is a matter of time before we get the masterminds,” he said at a press conference here today.
With the new government’s ruling coming into effect on Jan 1, 2021, cigarettes will be subjected to taxes at all duty-free islands or duty-free zones.
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