Penang Customs foil attempt to smuggle more than five million illicit cigarette sticks


BUTTERWORTH: The Penang Customs Department has foiled an attempt to smuggle cigarettes worth more than RM400,000 in a container during an operation at West Port, Port Klang on Oct 26.

State Customs director Hamisan Kalip said a director of a logistics company was also arrested in the operation conducted by the Customs enforcement and narcotic division at about 3.15pm on Oct 26.

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