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New Straits Times
03-07-2025
- New Straits Times
Pahang Customs foils RM4.4mil e-waste, aluminium scrap smuggling attempts
BENTONG: The Pahang Customs Department has thwarted attempts to smuggle seven containers filled with electronic waste (e-waste) and aluminium scrap worth approximately RM4.4 million in two separate raids at Port Klang, Selangor. The operations, carried out simultaneously on May 21, were part of a joint effort involving the Bentong Customs enforcement division and the Selangor Department of Environment (DoE). State Customs director Mohd Asri Seman said the first raid at 1.15pm uncovered three containers at North Port containing 46,726kg of e-waste, valued at about RM700,890. "The importer had falsely declared the e-waste as 'copper concentrate' to evade the requirement for an import permit. Further investigations revealed the materials were brought in without the necessary permits or proper customs declarations," he said at a press conference here today. The second raid led to the discovery of four containers holding 105,760kg of aluminium scrap, worth an estimated RM3.7 million. These too were falsely declared as other goods in an attempt to smuggle them into the country. Asri said authorities became suspicious after reviewing documents submitted by the importer, which claimed the materials originated from South America and Japan. He said the importation of e-waste is conditionally prohibited and requires an approval letter from the DoE director-general. Both cases are being investigated under Section 135(1)(a) of the Customs Act 1967. Upon conviction, offenders may be fined up to RM500,000, face imprisonment of up to five years, or both.
The Sun
03-07-2025
- The Sun
Customs seizes RM4.4 million in smuggled e-waste and metal scrap
BENTONG: The Pahang Customs Department successfully intercepted two smuggling attempts involving electronic waste and aluminium scrap, confiscating seven containers with an estimated value of RM4.4 million at North Port, Port Klang. Director Mohd Asri Seman stated that the operations, conducted simultaneously on May 21, were a joint effort between the Bentong Customs Enforcement Division and the Selangor Department of Environment. 'In the first raid at 1.15pm, three 40-foot containers were found to contain 46,726kg of e-waste valued at RM700,890, believed to have been imported without a permit or proper customs declaration,' he said during a press conference. The second operation uncovered four containers carrying 105,760kg of aluminium flakes, falsely declared as other goods, with an estimated worth of RM3.7 million. Mohd Asri explained that such imports require approval from the Standard and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia (SIRIM) and are regulated by the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI). Investigations revealed that the smugglers misdeclared the items as copper concentrate to evade import permit requirements. Both cases are being probed under Section 135(1)(a) of the Customs Act 1967.
