JOHOR BARU: The Customs Department seized more than RM2.1mil worth of smuggled fireworks, cigarettes and liquor in a series of raids in Taman Bukit Indah and Kulai here.
State Customs director Datuk Mohammad Hamiddan Maryani said the contraband was confiscated from May 3 to May 6 at three different locations.
"The Customs team found 3,854 litres of beer, 1,509 litres of imported liquor, and 372 litres of local liquor aside from 704kg of fireworks and 383,600 sticks of cigarettes.Mohammad Hamiddan was met by reporters at a press conference at Menara Kastam Johor Baru here on Tuesday .The second and third raids were conducted on May 6 at 6.40am and 6.30pm, respectively.
"The 52-year-old driver was then apprehended. Inspections inside the lorry revealed 100 boxes of cigarettes valued at RM80,000 with tax worth RM668,000. "We also believe that the seized items were meant for distribution in Johor, especially for the foreign workers who are working in the state."
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