Customs smashes smuggling syndicate, seize 9,000 illicit ciggies and 15 vehicles in Klang

SEREMBAN: The Customs Department believes it has crippled the distribution network of a syndicate involved in smuggling illicit cigarettes following the seizure of almost 9,000 cartons of the contraband and 15 vehicles in an operation in Klang.

Negri Semblian Customs chief Mohammad Hafiz Ishak said his officers had carried out an operation in an oil palm estate in Kg Air Hitam on Feb 22 where they found a lorry and 14 vehicles of various models in a secluded area.