Customs Officers Nab Satellite Dish Smuggler
By Za'im Zaini

Bandar Seri Begawan - Customs officers made arrests for smuggling satellite TV equipment including 30 satellite sets, four pieces of Astro dish and five receivers worth B$10.000. They were seized after three days of surveillance on the smuggling syndicate by the Preventive and Intelligence Section of the Royal Customs and Excise Department, yesterday afternoon.

Acting on a tip-off from the public, 11 officers led by the Assistant Superintendent of Customs tailed the suspect who was driving the smuggling syndicate's car from Kuala Lurah to the suspect's residence in Tumasek, Jalan Tutong.

Officers caught the suspect red-handed as the suspect was offloading the smuggled items from the car. Two locals in their 40s were detained for assistance in investigations. All the items including the car used were meanwhile confiscated.

The suspect was charged under Chapter 140 of the 2006 Customs Order and the Broadcasting Act, and was released on Customs bail.

The Preventive and Intelligence Section of Royal Customs and Excise thanked the public on their assistance in the operation. They urged members of the public that have any information on the smuggling activities to call their hotline 238 2422 or SMS to 871 4422. -- Courtesy of The Brunei Times

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