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: The Johor Royal Malaysian Customs Department has detected a new tactic by a cigarette smuggling syndicate using modified containers to export to Australia, following a seizure of white cigarettes worth RM428,000 during an inspection at Johor Port on Dec 9.
It is believed that they were first smuggled from other countries, including Malaysia, before being sent to Australia, he added.“A detailed check on the 40-foot container along with the delivery agent and the company’s representative found a number of white cigarettes hidden in a special space on the floor of the modified container along with 20 tissue pallets.
Following that, a local man, 35, was arrested to assist in the investigation under Section 135 of the Customs Act 1967.
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