A MAN was arrested at a house in Sri Menanti, Parit Jawa, Johor, on Wednesday on suspicion of smuggling alcohol and cigarettes, said district police.

Muar police chief Raiz Mukhliz Azman Aziz said 1,631 cartons of cigarettes and 72 bottles of alcohol without customs clearance were found with the man in a raid conducted at 12.10am.

He said the cigarettes and alcohol seized in Op Kontraban by a police team were estimated to be worth RM103,514.

“The offender has five criminal records, and is suspected of having been actively involved in smuggling activities for about a month,” he said in a statement tonight.

The case is being investigated in accordance with section 135(1)(d) of the Customs Act 1967. – Bernama, May 21, 2023.