Contraband cigarettes worth almost RM8mil including duties seized


GEORGE TOWN: Contraband cigarettes worth almost RM8mil including tax have been seized after the Customs Department crippled a syndicate attempting to smuggle them into the country earlier this month.

Penang Customs Department director Roselan Ramli said the enforcement team had managed to detect the suspicious container in Port Klang at about 10.40am on March 7.

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