BUTTERWORTH: Enforcement against contraband cigarettes will not focus on buyers, just those selling them. Lim said Parliament recently passed a law for stiffer punishment for cigarette smuggling. He said the Customs Department would step up enforcement against cigarette smuggling to stop the estimated loss of RM5bil in taxes. To ensure effective enforce­ment, the minister said the department would have a new internal task force with an integrity officer. Right now I want the public to be aware of the stiffer punishment,” he said.

Source: The Star December 23, 2018 22:07 UTC