KUALA LUMPUR: The Kluang branch of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) detained a man for receiving a bribe of RM2,500 by masquerading as a Customs officer.
According to details, the 52-year-old man was detained after receiving the bribe from a man at a fast food restaurant in Yong Peng, near Batu Pahat.
It is understood that the man had introduced himself as a Customs officer and demanded that the victim, a trader, pay RM2,500 so that he would not take action against him for selling contraband cigarettes and liquor at his shop in Paloh, Kluang.
The man, a former Royal Malaysian Customs driver, was sacked by the department last year.
Meanwhile, Johor MACC director Datuk Azmi Alias confirmed the arrest. He said MACC would seek a remand order on the suspect at the Kluang Magistrate’s Court tomorrow to facilitate investigation.
