October 12, 2009 19:07 PM

Pahang Police Seize RM3.3mln Worth Of Smuggled Cigarettes

KUANTAN, Oct 12 (Bernama) -- Pahang police seized 15,830 cartons of smuggled cigarettes estimated to be worth RM3.3 million at a house in Lorong Air Putih here yesterday in their biggest bust over the last two years, Kuantan police chief ACP Mohd Jasmani Yusof said on Monday.

He said that based on public information, a police team raided the house at 5.50pm.

"Four men, in their 30s, were wrapping the cigarette boxes in the living room then," he told reporters.

He said police also seized RM30,000, believed to be proceeds from the sale of cigarettes, as well as two Proton Wira cars, one of which bore a fake registration plate.

He said the latest smuggling activity could be linked to the seizure of cigarettes worth RM1.5 million in late September.

Initial investigations revealed that the suspects had used the rented house for three months to gather the cigarettes prior to distribution.

-- BERNAMA

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