Council can only revoke trading licence if shopowner found guilty of selling illegal items


KOTA KINABALU: Local authorities can only revoke the licence of petty traders who sell contraband such as smuggled cigarettes and liquor as well as fake branded products.

Sandakan Municipal Council (MPS) enforcement officer Irman Tajuddin Edy said only the Customs Department’s could charge or fine a shop owner found selling contraband cigarettes.

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