Five tonnes of chewing tobacco seized

Large haul: Norlela (second from right) showing suitcases filled with the seized chewing tobacco during a press conference in Sepang. — Bernama

SEPANG: The Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) Unit III (LTAKL) Central Zone thwarted attempts to smuggle approximately 5,000kg of chewing tobacco, involving duty worth over RM409,000, in three cases between May and early June this year.

Customs Central Zone assistant director-general Norlela Ismail said that two of the cases occurred at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Terminal 1 and the other in the Free Commercial Zone (FCZ) at KLIA.