KOTA KINABALU: Customs officers in Sabah have seized three forms of drugs price greater than RM2.5mil for the primary six months of this 12 months.
Sabah Customs Department assistant director-general Julaiman Soimin stated the drugs, weighing over 617kg, had been specifically syabu, ketamine and ketum.
“We managed to seize 10kg of ketamine, 55.3kg of syabu and 552.49kg of ketum powder until June this year,” he stated in a press convention on the Customs workplace in Tawau on Thursday (July 7).
“The seizures were made due to the department’s constant commitment in thwarting activities on the smuggling of drugs,” he added.
He stated that such efforts can be continued by particular anti-narcotics operations beneath the Malaysia-Indonesia Joint Task Force which kicked off on June 8.
Julaiman stated the train was centered on the land and air entry factors in the borders of each nations.
In the train, he stated the Customs Department had to date detected six makes an attempt to smuggle in syabu weighing over 10kg and valued at RM366,878.
“We also seized 7kg of ketamine worth RM385,000 and ketum leaves valued at RM3,150 in the operation,” he added.
Towards this finish, Julaiman urged the general public to assist in the hassle to fight the drug menace in addition to the smuggling of contraband gadgets similar to cigarettes, alcoholic drinks and fireworks.
Allowing such actions to go on unreported will value the nation financially and likewise poses a menace to the folks’s security, he stated.
He suggested the general public to supply info on prison actions by calling the Customs Department’s toll-free quantity 1-800-88-8855 or contacting the closest Customs workplace.
“We assure that the identities of callers will be kept confidential,” he added.
