THE STAR
PADANG BESAR: Two men in a sport utility vehicle (SUV) told officers from the Perlis Border Security Agency (Aksem) that they had RM2.4mil in two boxes in the boot of the vehicle, to be taken back to Penang.
The men, aged 55 and 20, and believed to be a father and son from Padang Besar here, were stopped during an inspection at a roadblock by the Aksem personnel at Ulu Pauh-Padang Besar road.
There were two boxes bearing coffee brand labels in the boot, with 48,000 pieces of RM50 notes.
Aksem Commander DSP Syed Basri Syed Ali said that the men were detained at 6.30pm on Wednesday.
“They could not disclose the source of the cash by way of any documentation.
“Both men were brought back to the Perlis Aksem headquarters in Chuping for further investigations,” he said yesterday.
He added that the case would be investigated under Section 4(1) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001.
DSP Syed Basri said the case had been handed over to the Commercial Crime Investigation Department.
“Both men have been remanded,” he said.
A source said a local woman in her early 50s was also arrested yesterday to facilitate in the investigations. She is expected to be placed under remand today.
