Massive smuggling case goes to trial


BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Borneo Bulletin/Asia News Network): An Indonesian man on Thursday (Feb 16) has denied charges of possessing over 12,000 cartons of smuggled cigarettes, and illegally entering the country after being blacklisted.

Sumardi, 40, was linked to a smuggling operation, following the discovery of the contraband in a porter’s cabin in Kampong Pengkalan Batu in January.

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