PUTRAJAYA, MALAYSIA - Gold bars and bags of cash containing up to RM600,000 (S$249,960) have been discovered in the homes of several Customs officers during raids by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).
Other ill-gotten stash included luxury watches and posh cars.
MACC investigation director Datuk Mustafar Ali said a Customs director arrested last Tuesday had millions of ringgit spread over several bank accounts.
Another officer had almost RM1mil in his bank acount. Two others had between RM500,000 and RM850,000, he told a press conference yesterday.
It is learnt that investigations by a task force estimated that about RM10bil had been smuggled out or remitted overseas.
It is learnt that those caught to assist in investigations are aged between 24 and 56. Nine of the 62 arrested are women.
Mustafar said investigations were still ongoing and that more people would be picked up.
He hinted that at least 100 forwarding agents were also being investigated for bribery.
To a question, he said the Customs unit based in Port Klang was the most corrupt with 48 officers arrested.
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