Customs officers arrested five men and two women and seized 2.2 million illicit cigarettes with a duty potential of $4.1 million in a crackdown on smuggled cigarettes earlier this week.
The arrestees, aged 25 to 54, include a company director, three staff members, two drivers and a conveyor.
The company was suspected to have mixed duty-not-paid cigarettes with duty-paid ones for sale, intending to evade tobacco duty.
Customs stressed it will strengthen intelligence gathering and take targeted enforcement action against suspected illicit cigarette activities.
Call 2545 6182 to report suspected illicit cigarette activities.
