Not to be sniffed at: Customs seizes 17.5 tonnes of snuff tobacco in Klang

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KLANG: The Customs Department has seized over 17.5 tonnes of snuff tobacco worth RM14.29mil, including unpaid duties, brought into Malaysia illegally.

"Based on our checks the container was declared as carrying used clothing, but images from our scanners did not tally with that," she told reporters here on Friday ."In total, we seized 17.5 tonnes of snuff tobacco worth RM3.32mil, with RM10.97mil in unpaid duties. Snuff tobacco is a type of smokeless tobacco. It is produced by grinding tobacco leaves into a fine powder and usually sniffed, or inhaled through the nose. Some brands have flavoured scents as well.

 

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