KUALA LUMPUR: The level of illicit cigarettes sold in the country has declined to 36.7% for the June to August period this year, according to results of the Illicit Cigarettes Study, released by the Confederation of Malaysian Tobacco Manufacturers (CMTM) here yesterday.
The level was at 39.7% recorded during the March-May 2010 period. CMTM chief executive Shaik Abbas Ibrahim said the decline showed that the intensified enforcement efforts such as continuous raids, especially at retail level and prosecuting illicit cigarettes traders by the law enforcement agencies were beginning to bear results. In a statement, Shaik said this was the right direction and hoped that the deterrent element will be further enhanced by the courts with custodial sentences.
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