RM1mil worth of illicit ciggies seized off Tanjung Sepat


KLANG: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) seized over RM1mil worth of smuggled cigarettes after catching a syndicate in the act of unloading the illicit goods off the coast of Tanjung Sepat.

Selangor MMEA director Maritime Captain Siva Kumar Vengadasalam said they were alerted about the smuggling attempt when the MMEA sea monitoring system radar detected a suspicious vessel moving near Tanjung Gabang at around 6am on Wednesday (Sept 28).

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