THE Johor Customs Department foiled an attempt to smuggle local and foreign currencies worth RM6.35 million into Singapore last week.

State Customs director Mohammad Hamidan Maryani said on June 18, a raiding team seized a Honda Accord vehicle at the Singapore-bound area of the Sultan Abu Bakar Complex in Gelang Patah.

“Our team conducted a thorough inspection of the vehicle and found four boxes in the boot,” he said in a statement today.

“The driver was ordered to open the boxes and the team found more than RM6 million (in Malaysian currency), SG$10,000 (RM30,500) and US$60,000 (RM251,000).”

Two Malaysians, aged 25 and 26 years old, were detained while the vehicle and the boxes were confiscated.

The case is being investigated for failing to declare excess money in your possession upon leaving the country under the Anti-Money Laundering Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001.

Failure to do so can lead to a fine of up to RM3 million or a five-year prison sentence, or both. – Bernama, June 26, 2019.