Kendari Customs Seized 14,660 Illegal Cigarettes

Illegal Cigarettes/ Photo: Antara

KENDARI - Kendari Customs and Excise confiscated 14,660 suspected illegal cigarettes with an estimated price of Rp. 20,587,600 in Morosi and Laosu sub-districts, Konawe district, Southeast Sulawesi. This was when market operations were carried out on 7-9 February 2022. "From the market operation which lasted for three days, 14,660 illegal cigarette brands were prosecuted with an estimated value of Rp. 20,587,600," he said in a written statement received in Kendari. , Tuesday, February 15. Purwatmo said that of the tens of thousands of cigarettes allegedly illegally confiscated, his party estimated that the state's losses would reach Rp. 10,970,000.

Kendari Customs and Excise carried out market operations for three days in the Morosi and Laosu sub-districts. In this operation, checks on cigarettes circulating or sold in the market, whether they are in accordance with the provisions of the Excise Law. The market operation activities are also interspersed with socialization in the field of excise to shop, kiosk and market owners to provide knowledge to the public. about the differences and characteristics of illegal cigarettes. The outreach is to introduce the characteristics of illegal cigarettes and urge the public to report to Customs and Excise if they find illegal cigarette circulation activities. Kendari Customs market operations are routinely carried out to improve supervision of the circulation of illegal excisable goods.