Contraband worth RM1.74mil seized

Foiled attempt: Mohamad Hafiz (left) showing the lorry used to distribute the illegal cigarettes at the press meet in Seremban. — Bernama

SEREMBAN: Illicit cigarettes and contraband beer worth RM1.74mil inclusive of unpaid duties were seized by the Customs Department in separate operations in Pahang and Negri Sembilan.

State Customs director Mohammad Hafiz Ishak said that in the first raid on Sept 9, his officers seized 11,700 cartons containing 2.35 million smuggled white cigarettes from a bonded lorry in Gebeng, Pahang.