PETALING JAYA, Aug. 13 -- The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has reportedly arrested five senior Armed Forces officers and five civilians over their alleged involvement in a smuggling syndicate in the country's south.

Citing an anonymous source, Free Malaysia Today reported that the officers, allegedly from the Armed Forces' intelligence division, were suspected of colluding with the syndicate for about five years, receiving RM30,000 to RM50,000 per smuggling trip.

They allegedly leaked operational information and facilitated the entry of contraband, including drugs, cigarettes and other banned goods worth about RM5 million each month.

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