JOHOR BARU: Police here have arrested a man for allegedly being involved in the smuggling of cigarettes and liquor for the domestic market.
Southern Region Two Marine Police chief ACP Muhd Zailani Abdullah said the 30-year-old suspect was detained while loading the goods into the boot of a car on Thursday (July 29).
He said the suspect was detained at the back lane of Jalan Dataran 3/1, Taman Kempas near here at around 5.30pm.
“Following the arrest, the man led us to a place where the contraband items were stored in a room,’’ said ACP Muhd Zailani on Friday (July 30).
He said that police personnel discovered 183,800 sticks of illicit cigarettes and eight cartons of liquor of different brands kept in the place with a combined value of RM141,768, including duties and taxes.