Big network not ruled out

a cargo ship detained along the Miri River being investigated by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Authority for trying to smuggle RM 33 million worth of cigarettes. Stephen pic

MIRI: A big smuggling network may be linked to the attempt by a Sarawakian cargo vessel to smuggle RM33mil worth of contraband cigarettes in the South China Sea offshore of Miri city in northern Sarawak.

Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) state director Ismaili Bujang Pit said that since the amount of smuggled cigarettes was so huge, there must be many parties involved.