KUALA LUMPUR, March 17 -- The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has seized eight luxury cars with an estimated value of RM6 million as part of an ongoing investigation into a smuggling syndicate.

The cars, among them two Lamborghinis, were confiscated from businessmen and intermediaries suspected of passing bribes to high-ranking enforcement officers, according to a MACC source familiar with the matter.

The individuals were detained in a dragnet carried out under the Anti Money Laundering Act that began on Monday with the help of the Inland Revenue Board and Bank Negara Malaysia, the source said.

"The vehicles were seized from several individuals who own companies alongside intermediaries who helped pay bribes to officers in an enfo...