RM25.8mil worth of illegal cigarettes seized by Customs

Big catch: Ramli Johari (centre) showing some of the cigarettes that were seized in Johor Baru during a press conference.

JOHOR BARU: The state Customs Department has made its biggest seizure of illicit cigarettes this year, crippling two separate efforts to smuggle the contraband items worth RM25.84mil, inclusive of tax into the country.

Johor Customs Department director Datuk Ramli Johari said investigations were ongoing for both cases, which took place on April 3 and 13, and were believed to be not linked to each other.