Attempts to smuggle alcoholic drinks foiled

THE Preventive and Intelligence Section of the Royal Custom and excise department has foiled two attempts to smuggle alcoholic drinks into the country, according to news reports by Radio Televisyen Brunei (RTB) last night.

In the first incident, some 480 cannes of alcoholic drinks which were stashed in a boat were seized by the law enforcement officers during an inspection at Sg Bunga.

But the suspects gave the officers the slip during an ensuing pursuit to Kg Pelambayan where the perpetrators escaped into the growth.

The seizure was the second largest haul made this month.

In another smuggling attempt, three people were apprehended when their activity was intercepted at Kg Telanai. The authority had arrested 33-year-old local man and two Chinese aged 18 and 35 years old, RTB said.

A total of 59 carton of liquor hidden in the dilapidated car was seized. If found guilty, the accused will be prosecuted under the Excise Order 2006, chapter 146.

The Royal Customs and Excise Department, meanwhile, has urged the public to report any smuggling activities by contacting the agency hotline at 2382422 or 8714422.