Malaysian car-smuggling syndicate busted; 6 vehicles recover

[Darthrevan]

Singapore and Malaysian police recovered six vehicles worth more than RM$480,000 (S$197,000) last Wednesday in a joint operation.

 

Acting on information received from the Royal Malaysian Police through Interpol, officers from the Singapore Police Force (SPF) launched an operation at the Brani Terminal to intercept two containers which were en route to Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates.

 

It was believed that a car-smuggling syndicate operating in Malaysia had been involved in the illegal trading of stolen Malaysian-registered vehicles and was using Singapore as transit for the stolen vehicles.

 

Six Toyota Hilux cars which had been shipped in two containers from Port Klang to Singapore, where they were unloaded to be shipped again to Jebel Ali, were recovered. Preliminary investigations indicate that the syndicate had falsely declared the contents of the containers to avoid detection. The Malaysian police have also arrested several syndicate members in Malaysia in connection to this case.

 

Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/...icles-recovered

[TVT]

Six Toyota Hilux cars which had been shipped in two containers from Port Klang to Singapore, where they were unloaded to be shipped again to Jebel Ali, were recovered. Preliminary investigations indicate that the syndicate had falsely declared the contents of the containers to avoid detection. The Malaysian police have also arrested several syndicate members in Malaysia in connection to this case.

Hilux are pickups, not cars....

[Hanan_ho]

Hilux are pickups, not cars....

 

You think reporter know the diff meh?

[Myxilplix]

Not the first time, won't be the last time. Malaysia boleh!

[Kangadrool]

Hilux are pickups, not cars....

 

thought they mentioned "vehicles", not cars.

 

Hilux = truck = vehicle

[inlinesix]

Not the first time, won't be the last time. Malaysia boleh!

Does it mean that Sg is the biggest exporter of stolen vehicles from Malaysia?

[TVT]

thought they mentioned "vehicles", not cars.

 

Hilux = truck = vehicle

In North America, its known as a pickup truck. In Down under, its known as a ute, or utility vehicle. All are vehicles lah....

[Myxilplix]

Does it mean that Sg is the biggest exporter of stolen vehicles from Malaysia?

 

No, sg is just the transhipment port. The stolen cars are exported out of port klang. It's not like the thieves are stealing cars in m'sia, driving them across the causeway and loading them in containers in sg.

 

Have come across a case in Johor as well where a container being shipped out was marked "car spare parts" but actually had two pretty new Hyundai Tucsons inside. But this was for tax evasion purposes at the destination country, not stolen cars.

[Hanan_ho]

Lol we import everything but only export stolen M'sian vehicles.

[Yuyububu]

Not the first time, won't be the last time. Malaysia boleh!

 

See? Msia and SG CAN get along one...