THE Simpang Renggam General Operations Force busted a syndicate distributing contraband liquor and cigarettes, involving a seizure of RM1.13 million in two raids at a resort in Senai, Kulai, yesterday.

Commanding officer Mohd Razali Melin said in the operation dubbed Op Kontraban at about 9.30am, six individuals, including three foreigners, aged between 28 and 60, were nabbed to assist in the probe.

“Investigations found that the syndicate has been operating for more than four years and a series of arrests have been made but their smuggling activities are still going on.

“It is also believed that a 60-year-old Singaporean man known as Kenny is the syndicate’s mastermind,” he said in a statement today.

Razali said with the arrests and seizure, police have curtailed the syndicate’s activities in Kulai and Johor Baru.

He said all the seized items were handed over to the Kulai district police headquarters for further investigation according to the Customs Act 1967. – Bernama, June 5, 2022.