Bukit Aman internal security and public order department director Azmi Abu Kassim said a man and two foreign women, aged between 28 and 30, were arrested in the raid on the first premises.

Police seized 1,972 boxes and 2,551 bottles of various types of cosmetic products and food supplements that did not have ministry approval.

“The 40-year-old man, who is also the owner of the premises, led police to another residence where they found 180 boxes and 895 bottles of cosmetic products and food supplements without ministry approval,” Bernama reported him as saying today.

The total value of the seizures was estimated at RM185,515.

Azmi said the operation involved enforcement officers from the ministry and Kuala Lumpur City Hall.

He also said police carried out 167 raids and arrested 300 people for various offences between January and July 16.

The offences included 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 is estimated at RM541,033,501,” he said.