Kelantan Customs seizes more than 1.5 million illicit cigarettes in two raids


KOTA BARU: The Royal Malaysia Customs Department seized 1,571,800 contraband cigarettes worth RM138,398, with unpaid excise duty of RM966,681.80, in two separate raids in Tumpat and Kota Baru on June 15 and 16.

Kelantan Customs director Wan Jamal Abdul Salam Wan Long said the enforcement team also detained three suspects and seized six vehicles, including four lorries.

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