Various Types Of Cosmetic Products Without MOH Approval Kept For Online Sale Seized 

KUALA LUMPUR, July 20 (Bernama) -- Various types of cosmetic products and food supplements without approval from the Ministry of Health, stored for online sale on social media platforms, were seized in raids on two premises in Segambut on Wednesday (July 16).

Bukit Aman Internal Security and Public Order Department (KDNKA) director Datuk Seri Azmi Abu Kassim said that in the raid on the first premises, they arrested a man and two foreign women, aged between 28 and 30, and seized 1,972 boxes and 2,551 bottles of various types of cosmetic products and food supplements that did not have MOH approval.

"The 40-year-old man, who is also the premises owner, then led police personnel to another residence, where we found 180 boxes and 895 bottles of various types of cosmetic products and food supplements without MOH approval, with the total value of the seizure estimated at RM185,515,” he said in a statement today.

He said the operation also involved enforcement officers from the MOH and Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL), adding that the cases are being investigated under Regulations 18A and 7 (1) (a) of the Control of Drugs and Cosmetics Regulations 1984.

Meanwhile, Azmi said that from January to July 16, police carried out 167 raids and arrested 300 people for various offences, including smuggling undeclared goods, leakage of controlled and subsidised goods, sale of imitation weapons, wildlife smuggling and e-waste operations.

"The total value of the seizures during that period is estimated at RM541,033,501. We will intensify intelligence-gathering and operations to combat these activities for the safety and welfare of the public,” he said.

-- BERNAMA