Malaysian police have released a report on the state of commercial crime, revealing that the country is suffering significant economic losses due to illicit trade activities.

Malaysia’s Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) on February 16 announced that the total number of commercial crime cases from the beginning of this year to February 12 recorded an increase of 34.3% to 4,741, involving a loss of about 117 million USD.

Inspector General of Royal Malaysia Police Mohamad Fuzi Harun has warned that commercial crime has shown a worrying trend in the country over the past four years.