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Singapore authorities arrested a Malaysian and a Singaporean man for attempting to smuggle duty-unpaid cigarettes and vapes through Woodlands Checkpoint in separate motorcycle incidents, with penalties for such offences reaching up to nine years imprisonment.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has commended Malaysia's border authorities for intercepting a container at Johor's Tanjung Pelepas port suspected of holding strategic goods bound for Israel, reinforcing the country's commitment against serving as a transit hub for such trade.
Enforcement officers arrested a lorry driver and attendant carrying RM85,000 worth of illegally imported plant saplings at Rantau Panjang. The contraband originated from Thailand and represents a significant seizure of smuggled botanical materials.