‘Smokers may turn to illicit cigs’

Cause for concern: The government is losing revenue every year due to illicit cigarettes.

Reports by MARTIN CARVALHO, HEMANANTHANI SIVANANDAM, RAHIMY RAHIM and TARRENCE TAN 

SMOKERS may turn to illicit cigarettes if cigarette prices go up to an unaffordable level, says Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad.