BUTTERWORTH: A major smuggling syndicate which tried to pass off contraband cigarettes as carpets was crippled after the Customs Department intercepted 9.65 million cigarettes worth RM772,000 at Port Klang.
The goods had unpaid excise of RM6.2mil, according to state Customs Department director Abdul Rahim Ramli.
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