ABOUT 2,700 cartons of cigarettes, believed to be contraband worth about RM130,000, were seized by police at a roadblock at Km2.7 of the LEKAS highway heading towards Kajang at 1am today.   

Kajang district police chief Mohd Zaid Hassan said a multi-purpose vehicle Toyota Alphard was asked to pull over for inspection. 

“Police then found multiple large sacks containing cigarettes cartons believed to be smuggled and the male driver in his late 30s was arrested. 

“Police seized about 2,700 cartons of cigarettes of several brands, which in total was worth about RM130,000,” he said in a statement today. 

Zaid said the case had been referred to the Kajang Criminal Investigation Division.

The case is being investigated under Section 135(1)(d) of the Customs Act 1967 for possessing or selling smuggled cigarettes. – Bernama, December 20, 2020.