Penang Customs seizes 10.2 million smuggled cigarettes worth RM7.4mil

BUTTERWORTH: The Penang Customs Department seized 10.2 million sticks of smuggled cigarettes with a total value of RM7.4mil, including unpaid duties, during a raid in Port Klang, Selangor on Aug 1.

Penang Customs director Datuk Abdul Halim Ramli said based on information received from the public and surveillance carried out by the Customs Special Investigation Unit and the Penang Customs Enforcement unit, a container was seized in Port Klang at 1.10pm on Aug 1.