Comm Abd Rahim (left) and Comm Ayob Khan displaying the seized bottles of alcohol at a press conference on Wednesday.
JOHOR BARU: Some 93 barrels of counterfeit liquor and 5,419 of bottles of untaxed alcohol were seized by the authorities here in a raid under Ops Contraband.
Bukit Aman Internal Security and Public Order Department director Comm Datuk Seri Abd Rahim Jaafar said the raid was conducted on a shophouse at Taman Desa Idaman in Senai here at around 6.10am on Monday (May 10) following a tip-off.
“Two individuals, a local and a Myanmar national, between the ages of 25 and 35, were also arrested during the raid.
JOHOR BARU: Various tactics are being used by people attempting to cross state borders, says Bukit Aman Internal Security and Public Order Department director Comm Datuk Seri Abd Rahim Jaafar.
“We understand the public’s sentiment. Some are upset as they have to be stuck for hours at police road blocks but we are just doing our part to break the chain of Covid-19.
“We do not want people to get away with giving false reasons for crossing state borders. All kinds of tactics and methods have been used to travel beyond the limits allowed under the movement control order, including using work passes to go home for Hari Raya.
JOHOR BARU: More than 100,000 compounds have been issued nationwide for various Covid-19 standard operating procedure (SOP) violations since March last year.
Bukit Aman Internal Security and Public Order Department director Comm Datuk Seri Abd Rahim Jaafar said apart from not wearing face masks and failing to practice physical distancing, another common violation was attempting to cross state borders without valid reasons.
“We understand the public’s sentiment. Some are upset getting stuck for hours at police roadblocks but we are just doing our part to break the chain of infections,” he told a press conference in Taman Desa Idaman in Senai here on Wednesday (May 12).