Maqis finds smugglers still employing fishy tactics, nets 320, 000 illicit smokes


JOHOR BARU: Smugglers are still banking on their well-worn tactic of using fish exports to Singapore to smuggle contraband cigarettes.

The Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services Department (Maqis) recently uncovered another attempt to smuggle 320, 000 sticks of illicit cigarettes at the Sultan Abu Bakar Complex (KSAB) in Gelang Patah.

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