RM2mil worth of contraband cigarettes seized in Kepong Baru


KUALA LUMPUR: The Central Brigade General Operations Force (GOF) crippled a cigarette-smuggling syndicate with the seizure of 8,207 cartons of various brands of the contraband, estimated to be worth RM2mil, in Kepong Baru, here, on Monday (May 9).

Cheras PGA Central Brigade commander Senior Asst Zulkifli Jonit, in a statement, said a 55-year-old local man had been detained to assist investigation.

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