<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Kuching Brewery 1602 Cleared After Police Probe]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><strong>Kuching-based brewery 1602 says it has been cleared after a police investigation, and its seized beer products and merchandise have been returned.</strong></p>
<p dir="auto"><img src="https://kuchinghub.com/assets/uploads/files/1784164007384-1602-brewery.jpg" alt="" class=" img-fluid img-markdown" /><br />
<img src="https://kuchinghub.com/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f4f8.png?v=70de5f145f9" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--camera_with_flash" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="📸" alt="📸" /> Source: The Borneo Post</p>
<p dir="auto">The Borneo Post reported that the Attorney-General's Chambers reviewed the investigation findings and confirmed the case did not involve a smuggling offence.</p>
<p dir="auto">1602 managing director Dato Sri Vincent Lee said the returned goods allow the company to resume normal production, sales and business operations.</p>
<h2>What happened</h2>
<p dir="auto">Police carried out an operation at the company's warehouse in Kuching on July 3, following instructions from Bukit Aman's Wildlife Crime Bureau/Special Intelligence Investigation Unit.</p>
<p dir="auto">Lee said the company had cooperated with police and provided its licences and tax-related documents covering brewing, wholesale and sale.</p>
<p dir="auto">The case had been investigated as a suspected smuggling offence under Section 135 of the Customs Act 1967.</p>
<p dir="auto"><img src="https://kuchinghub.com/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f4cd.png?v=70de5f145f9" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--round_pushpin" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="📍" alt="📍" /> <strong>Location:</strong> Kuching, Sarawak<br />
<img src="https://kuchinghub.com/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f4f0.png?v=70de5f145f9" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--newspaper" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="📰" alt="📰" /> <strong>Details:</strong> 1602 says no smuggling offence was found, and seized products have been returned.</p>
<p dir="auto"><img src="https://kuchinghub.com/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f517.png?v=70de5f145f9" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--link" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="🔗" alt="🔗" /> <strong>Source:</strong> <a href="https://www.theborneopost.com/2026/07/16/sarawak-brewery-1602-cleared-of-wrongdoing-after-police-investigation-seized-items-returned/" rel="nofollow ugc">The Borneo Post</a></p>
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