Wednesday, September 24, 2008

4 arrested~~firework seized

State Anti-Smuggling Unit commander Mohd Noor Idris said the suspects were caught with the contraband during separate checks at Km1.3 of the Changlun expressway near the Customs, Immigration and Quarantine complex.Acting on a tip-off, the Thais were detained for trying to smuggle 17 types of the contraband worth about RM2,500 at 10.30pm yesterday. The unit found the firecrackers hidden in a modified fuel tank of the duo's pick-up truck. Preliminary checks revealed that the suspects, aged 38 and 43, sold the contraband in Jitra and Changlun, near here.Mohd Noor said that the saspects were also involved smuggling of fuel as their vehicle's tank was modified,".
Source:http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Wednesday/NewsBreak/20080924134432/Article/index_html)

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