Monday, September 25, 2006

The Royal Customs and Excise Department yesterday morning destroyed 52
gambling machines and 6,391 tokens, which were confiscated in 2002 and 2003.
Four local Chinese have been prosecuted in court for having the illegal
machines in shops as well as apartments. Aside from the gambling machines,
$1,262 in cash was also seized. The four were fined up to $49,200. The
machines were destroyed at the dumpsite in Jalan Sungai Akar. A number of
officials from the Royal Customs and Excise Department oversaw the
destruction of the machines, which were ripped to shreds by a tractor.