MMEA seizes four million sticks of contraband kretek in Tanjung Sepat

PORT DICKSON: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) foiled an attempt to smuggle in 4.27 million sticks of contraband kretek (clove cigarettes) in waters of Tanjung Sepat, Selangor.

MMEA Melaka and Negri Sembilan director Maritime Capt Iskandar Ishak said the cigarettes were found at about 1.30am on Monday (May 15) in a motorised boat abandoned in a mangrove swamp.