Seven remanded in Port Klang smuggling ring bust

Syndicate mastermind is 'a S'porean citizen currently abroad on vacation', says source

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Seven individuals, including a company director and three enforcement officers, have been remanded for three days in connection with smuggling activities uncovered in Malaysia's Port Klang.

Sources indicated that the suspects two women and five men aged between 30 and 50 were detained at various locations around Port Klang on June 6 by graft busters in an ongoing operation codenamed "Ops Transit".

The suspects comprising three enforcement officers, three company employees and a company director - were taken to a Putrajaya Magistrate's Court on June 7 for the remand application.

Magistrate Irza Zulaikah Rohanuddin granted a three-day remand, until June 9.

According to a source, the mastermind of the syndicate is "a Singaporean citizen currently abroad on vacation with his family".