Sarawak Customs seizes almost RM12mil worth of contraband cigarettes


Sarawak Customs director Norizan Yahya (centre) showing the seized cigarettes at the department headquarters. - ZULAZHAR SHEBLEE/The Star

KUCHING: The Sarawak Customs Department has seized contraband cigarettes worth an estimated RM11.88mil, including unpaid duties and taxes, from a warehouse here.

Sabah Customs director Norizan Yahya said enforcement officers, acting on intelligence from headquarters, raided the premises at Demak Laut Industrial Park at about 4pm on July 29 and seized 12 million sticks of undeclared cigarettes.

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