Contraband cigarettes worth RM49,000 seized


Major haul: Custom officials displaying some brand-named cigarettes that were confiscated during the raid. — Bernama

KUANTAN: The Pahang Customs Department seized 2,928 cartons of cigarettes of various brands worth RM49,000 hidden in a house here.

Customs assistant director-general (Enforcement) Datuk Johari Alifiah said the raid was carried out at Lorong Air Putih 6, Taman Klasik, here on March 3, following a public tip-off and an intelligence operation carried out by the state Customs authorities.

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