Warehouse stuffed with 11,220 sex toys busted
PETALING JAYA: Thousands of toys – not the kind intended for children – were seized after a warehouse in Shah Alam was raided in an operation by the Customs Department.

A total of 11,220 sex toys worth RM2.04mil were seized at the warehouse during the raid, codenamed Ops Publika, on May 20.

A 60-year-old warehouse manager was arrested and released on bail.

Customs Central Zone assistant director-general Norlela Ismail said the items were brought in under a false declaration in the Customs form, where the consignment was listed as children’s toys.

“The items were brought to the logistics warehouse for storage and were intended to be sold in bulk to local sellers,” she told a press conference yesterday.

Investigations showed that the toys were intended for both online and retail shops.

The department is also investigating those involved in the illegal act.

“Investigations are being conducted to trace the company or import agents involved,” she said.

The warehouse was believed to have been in operation for three years, with the illicit items being stored with other types of goods.

“This is the biggest haul of such items this year,” she said.

On an unrelated matter, the department conducted 40 raids around the Klang Valley area in a crackdown against undeclared alcohol and cigarettes.

The raids were conducted between May 13 and May 24, during which 16 people aged between 30 and 60 were arrested.

A total of 3,506 litres of alcohol and 355,100 sticks of cigarettes were seized. Their estimated value and unpaid duties were RM474,267, she added.

Norlela said that the overall estimate for seizures under Ops Publika is RM5.3mil, comprising RM3.5mil worth of seized goods and RM1.8mil in unpaid taxes.
Customs Department,Norlela Ismail
PETALING JAYA: Thousands of toys – not the kind intended for children – were seized after a warehouse in Shah Alam was raided in an operation by the Customs Department.