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Johor Customs seizes nearly RM700,000 worth of cigarettes, liquor

Malaysia Times desk Original: New Straits Times 8/7 14:57 X
Johor Customs seizes nearly RM700,000 worth of cigarettes, liquor
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BATU PAHAT: The Johor Customs Department has crippled a cigarette and liquor smuggling syndicate following four raids in Johor and Negeri Sembilan that resulted in seizures worth RM698,328.

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Johor Customs director Aminul Izmeer Mohd Suhaimi said the operations, conducted in June and July, also led to the arrest of four local men aged between 20 and 60.

The first raid, on June 11 at a house in Taman Bahagia here, uncovered 22,560 sticks of white and kretek cigarettes of various brands, as well as 394.42 litres of liquor believed to be duty-unpaid.

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New Straits Times
Originally published
Aug 7, 2026
Updated here
Aug 15, 2026
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