MACC chief commissioner Azam Baki said 34 civil servants have been detained after they were suspected of being linked to smuggling activities at the KLIA Cargo terminal in Sepang. (Bernama pic)
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia has lost around RM2 billion to smuggling activities at the KLIA Cargo terminal in Sepang over the past three years, said Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Azam Baki.
In a Bernama report, Azam said 34 civil servants have been detained from March 11-25 after they were suspected of receiving more than RM4.7 million in bribes linked to smuggling activities at the terminal.
Azam also said 231 bank accounts have been frozen as part of the anti-graft agency’s probe into smuggling at the terminal.
He said the bank accounts, which include mule accounts, contain more than RM17 million.
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