Contraband alcohol, firecrackers worth half a million seized by Sabah police


KOTA KINABALU: Smuggled alcohol and firecrackers worth over half a million ringgit were seized from a warehouse at Putatan near here on Tuesday (Sept 7) afternoon.

The items comprising 3,986 cartons of beer and 40,500 packets of assorted firecrackers were confiscated at Jalan Pantai Berahi, at 3.05pm, said Penampang OCPD Deputy Supt Mohd Haris Ibrahim.

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