Customs seizes RM5mil worth of illicit cigarettes along NSE

Negri Sembilan Customs director Mohammad Hafiz Ishak (left) showing some of the seized cigarettes which were packed in boxes seen in the background.

SEREMBAN: The Royal Malaysian Customs Department has seized smuggled cigarettes with unpaid duties worth a total of almost RM5mil in separate operations on the same day along the North-South Expressway (NSE).

Negri Sembilan Customs director Mohammad Hafiz Ishak said the contraband, which was the largest seizure in the state this year, was found in two lorries.