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· Bidis
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· Malaysia
· Bangladesh
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Jump to full article: The Star (my), 2009-05-26
Intro: A forwarding company's attempt to smuggle in 9.8 million beedi (a South Asian cigarette) by declaring their consignment as sweet potatoes was foiled by the Customs Department.
Its enforcement team arrested a man after discovering the undeclared beedi worth some RM1mil in two 20-foot long containers last Thursday at the Klang Container Terminal in North Port at about 11am following a tip-off.
Selangor Customs director Datuk Roslan Yusof told reporters that the beedi, believed to have been smuggled in from Bangladesh, were packed under three layers of potatoes.
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