Kelantan Customs seizes RM4.2mil worth of illicit cigarettes


KOTA BARU: The Kelantan Customs Department has seized over 6.2 million white cigarette sticks, valued at nearly RM4.2mil, in two separate operations last week.

The department's director, Wan Jamal Abdul Salam Wan Long, said that the first seizure occurred on Nov 4 when Customs, in collaboration with the Central Zone Customs Unit II (Selangor), intercepted a container at West Port, Port Klang, Selangor.

Uh-oh! Daily quota reached.


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