Bid to smuggle cigarettes, liquor worth RM3.15mil declared as frozen shrimp foiled

KUCHING: The Sarawak Royal Malaysian Customs Department foiled an attempt to smuggle cigarettes and liquor declared as frozen shrimp after intercepting the shipment on the Kuching-Samarahan Expressway on Oct 22.

Sarawak customs director Norizan Yahya said that they seized a 10-tonne bonded truck carrying 3.4 million cigarettes of various brands, suspected to be from a neighbouring country, along with 2,376 litres of suspected untaxed liquor. The estimated duties and taxes amount to RM3.15mil.