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Police nab man, seize duty-unpaid cigs worth RM277,000 in raid

Cops find 2,474 cartons of various brands in Kota Baru house

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 14 Jun 2022 12:42PM

Police nab man, seize duty-unpaid cigs worth RM277,000 in raid
Kelantan CID chief Datuk Mohd Nor Yhazid Idris says the suspect, in his 30s, admitted to having been involved in the smuggling of duty-unpaid cigarettes since March this year. – Pixabay pic, June 14, 2022

KOTA BARU – Kelantan police arrested a man and seized various types of cigarettes involving unpaid tax totalling RM277,000 in a raid on a house at Kg Telok Kitang, Pengkalan Chepa, here last Sunday.

Kelantan CID chief Datuk Mohd Nor Yhazid Idris said that during the 10pm raid, dubbed Op Kontraban, police found a total of 2,474 cartons of cigarettes of various brands in the house.

“The suspect, in his 30s, also admitted to having been involved in the smuggling of duty-unpaid cigarettes since March this year,” he told a press conference at the Kelantan police contingent headquarters here today.

The suspect has been remanded until June 16 to facilitate investigations under Section 135(1)(d) of the Customs Act 1967. – Bernama, June 14, 2022

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