Customs foils attempt to smuggle 4,450 cartons of cigarettes worth over RM600K

Johor Customs director Datuk Mohammad Hamiddan Maryani (second from left) with the seized cigarettes at the Bangunan Sultan Iskandar Customs, Immigration and Quarantine in Johor Baru on Sept 17, 2019.

JOHOR BARU: The Customs Department foiled an attempt to smuggle 4,450 cartons of cigarettes worth more than RM600,000 at the Bangunan Sultan Iskandar Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (BSI CIQ) here.

Johor Customs director Datuk Mohammad Hamiddan Maryani said that an inspection was carried out on a car and a van last Wednesday (Sept 11) at about 4.30am, based on the information from the Putrajaya Customs Department.