Contraband cigarettes seized in Birkirkara

A considerable quantity of contraband cigarettes were seized in Birkirkara, last Friday, in a joint operation carried out by members of the Customs Fraud Squad and the Police Fraud Squad.

Further investigations are being carried out and it is expected that the individual concerned will be charged shortly with possession of the uncustomed cigarettes.

In the interest of the general public, it is to be pointed out that possession of uncustomed cigarettes carries the penalty of imprisonment, whatever the quantity seized may be.