Custom Department Central Zone assistant director-general Mohammad Sabri Saad said the vehicles were seized following a special operation conducted between Aug 15 and Aug 30.
"We conducted Ops Bearing to detect vehicles being brought into the country without valid import documents. "Among the vehicles seized were a Ford GT40, a classic Ford Mustang, a Mazda RX7, a Volkswagen Kombi, a Mini Cooper Clubman, a Toyota Harrier and a Toyota Vellfire," he told reporters at Wisma Kastam at Pulau Indah on Monday .
Mohammad Sabri said nine high-powered motorcycles including Harley Davidson, Honda CB1100 and KTM Adventure 1290 were also seized. He said the vehicles were brought in from countries including Japan, the United States and the United Kingdom."They might not have been aware that they need to have an approved permit in hand before bringing the vehicles in," he said, adding that ignorance of the law was no excuse to be let off the hook."We have opened investigations under Section 135 of the Customs Act 1967 for attempting to import prohibited items.