Malaysia

Home Ministry seizes sex toys worth RM1.1 mil in Bukit Mertajam

Authorities discover more than 20,000 banned items in raid

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 14 Mar 2023 6:36PM

Home Ministry seizes sex toys worth RM1.1 mil in Bukit Mertajam
Various banned items, including sex dolls, dildos, and vibrators, believed to have been brought in from China, were seized in the raid, says Nik Yusaimi Yussof, adding that they were sold on e-commerce platforms at prices between RM70 and RM450. – Bernama pic, March 14, 2023

BUTTERWORTH – The Home Ministry’s Enforcement and Controls Division seized 22,926 sex toys worth RM1.1 million following a raid on a warehouse in Bukit Mertajam near here on February 15.

Division secretary Nik Yusaimi Yussof said that during the raid, a woman aged 29 had confessed that the toys found in the warehouse were for her business, which she started last year. 

She was arrested to facilitate investigations, he added.

Various banned items, including sex dolls, dildos, and vibrators, believed to have been brought in from China, were seized, Nik Yusaimi said, adding that they were sold on e-commerce platforms at prices between RM70 and RM450.

He said that the case would be investigated under Section 7(1) of the Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984 and Section 292(a) of the Penal Code. – Bernama, March 14, 2023

Related News

Malaysia / 2d

Penang’s Air Itam-Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu bypass nearing completion

Events / 5d

Jokowi to deliver keynote address at Peace Dialogue in Penang

Community / 5d

Penang authorities seal transit home units, occupants appeal for leniency

Malaysia / 6d

Penang secures more than RM17b investments for first half of 2026

Heritage / 6d

Penang first state to recognise Hungry Ghost Festival, cemeteries as heritage

Malaysia / 1w

Collision between tanker and ferry under investigation - PPC

Spotlight

Opinion

“I’m not a war criminal, I’m a patriot”: Shavendra Silva’s amnesia tour meets the receipts

By Abbi Kanthasamy

Malaysia

British management on trial – does a royal management institute deliver value?

Malaysia

Doctor among five killed in Sarawak Flying Doctor helicopter crash identified

Malaysia

Nearly 10,000 potential fire hotspots detected on RSPO-managed land

Malaysia

Undang Yang Empat produce letter allegedly confirming Tuanku Muhriz’s removal

Malaysia

Northern Malaysia must prepare for the consequences of lower rainfall

Malaysia

Helicopter crashes during flying doctor service mission in Sarawak

You may be interested

Malaysia

Helicopter crashes during flying doctor service mission in Sarawak

Malaysia

Zelensky says Russia ready to negotiate after US peace push

Malaysia

West Asia tensions push unsubsidised fuel prices up 25 sen

Malaysia

Nearly 10,000 potential fire hotspots detected on RSPO-managed land

Malaysia

Jamil Khir released after seven-day remand in Tabung Haji RCI probe

Malaysia

Proclamation to remove Tuanku Muhriz invalid, says Undang

By Alfian Z.M. Tahir

Malaysia

Negeri MB says he was forced to sign Tuanku Muhriz removal document

Malaysia

Anwar: Tun Razak’s ‘Three Cs’ warning still relevant today