Bidor police arrest man for smuggling untaxed cigarettes

A 52-year-old man was arrested in Bidor, Perak, for the suspected smuggling and sale of untaxed cigarettes. During an operation by the Bidor Battalion 3 Task Force, police intercepted a white Proton Iswara and seized 102 cartons of various cigarette brands, including Canyon Signature, Suria Gudang Garam 12, and Nusantara Gudang Garam.

Perak Police Chief Datuk Mohd. Alwi Zainal Abidin stated that the suspect admitted to selling smuggled cigarettes for approximately three years, sourcing supplies weekly from a local man to distribute to small traders. The suspect has been remanded for four days under Section 135(1)(d) of the Customs Act 1967 as investigations continue to identify the supply network.