Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Kastam seizes 47 smuggled vehicles value RM6.2 million

Kastam seizes 47 smuggled cars worth RM6.2 million

Between January and October 16 this yr, Kelantan customs (JKDM Kelantan) have seized 47 automobiles believed to have been smuggled in from neighbouring nations, with the full haul estimated to be value over RM6.2 million together with duties, Named studies.

In line with JKDM Kelantan director Wan Jamal Abdul Salam Wan Lengthythe automobiles – amongst them a Volkswagen Beetle, Volvo S80, BMW 325i, Maserati Ghibli, Honda Jazz, Toyota Vellfire and Mercedes-Benz – have been being offered for RM53,000-RM185,000, or about 35-40% beneath market worth.

“Syndicates used numerous ways to lure consumers, together with promoting on social media, though the automobiles had no legitimate permits or documentation,” he advised reporters yesterday, including that the seizures have been carried out in Kelantan, Kuala Lumpur and Johor by a collection of intelligence-led operations and enforcement efforts, together with alongside border areas.

The case is being investigated beneath Part 135(1)(d) of the Customs Act 1967, which carries a high quality of 10-20 instances the worth of the products — or RM50,000-RM500,000, whichever is larger — or as much as 5 years’ imprisonment, or each, for the primary offence.

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