Maldives Customs Seizes Smuggled Cigarettes Worth Millions
The Maldives Customs Service seized 1.7 million cigarettes concealed in 173 cartons after an anti-smuggling operation. The shipment's market value is MVR 1.6 million with an import duty of MVR 5.6 million. The operation involved weeks of investigation and court-warranted searches at five locations in Hulhumalé. The exact number of arrests is unclear. This follows a previous seizure of 200 master cartons (over 3.1 million cigarettes) misdeclared as tissue paper.
The Maldives Customs Service seized 1.7 million cigarettes concealed in 173 cartons after an anti-smuggling operation. The shipment's market value is MVR 1.6 million with an import duty of MVR 5.6 million. The operation involved weeks of investigation and court-warranted searches at five locations in Hulhumalé. The exact number of arrests is unclear. This follows a previous seizure of 200 master cartons (over 3.1 million cigarettes) misdeclared as tissue paper.
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The Maldives Customs Service seized 1.7 million cigarettes concealed in 173 cartons after an anti-smuggling operation. The shipment's market value is MVR 1.6 million with an import duty of MVR 5.6 million. The operation involved weeks of investigation and court-warranted searches at five locations in Hulhumalé. The exact number of arrests is unclear. This follows a previous seizure of 200 master cartons (over 3.1 million cigarettes) misdeclared as tissue paper.
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