Customs Dept seizes 12 million cigarettes in Port Klang

KLANG: A total of 12 million white cigarettes with an estimated value and duty amounting to RM9.3mil were seized by the Royal Malaysian Customs Department following the detention of two containers in Port Klang on Dec 14 and Dec 29.

The Customs Department Central Zone assistant director-general Norlela Ismail said that the modus operandi of both syndicates involved falsely declaring the goods to avoid detection by Customs officials.