KUANTAN: The Pahang Customs Department has successfully thwarted an attempt to distribute contraband cigarettes and liquor, valued at over RM2.6mil including taxes and duties, following raids on two warehouses in Lukut, Negri Sembilan, last month.
Pahang Customs director Mohd Asri Seman reported that the first raid, conducted at around 8am on Sept 28, uncovered three million sticks of cigarettes of various brands, valued at RM286,118, with an estimated total worth of RM2.1mil including tax and duty. The cigarettes were stored in a warehouse at Taman Perindustrian Perdana, Bukit Palong.
Uh-oh! Daily quota reached.
