Caught off guard: Man nabbed while standing watch over 1,060 cartons of illegal smokes


ISKANDAR PUTERI: A 34-year-old Bangladeshi man has been arrested for possessing 1,060 cartons of contraband cigarettes worth RM41,000 at Taman Melawati here.

Iskandar Puteri OCPD Asst Comm Dzulkhairi Mukhtar said the suspect was arrested during a raid under Ops Kontraband in Nusa Bestari at about 8pm on Monday (Sept 6).

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