Large haul: Zulkurnain (centre) flanked by Customs deputy director Aidid Tajuddin (left) and Customs deputy director (prevention and seizures) Abdul Wahabi Abdullah showing the seized cigarettes during the press conference at the KLIA Customs Department headquarters in Sepang.
SEPANG: Syndicates are now trying to smuggle cigarettes into the country via air to avoid detection, said the Customs Department.
These syndicates have overhauled their modus operandi since Customs introduced the illicit tobacco and alcohol task force two months ago to monitor smuggling at the ports in Klang.
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