18.2 million illegal cigarettes worth RP. 27.1 billion was confiscated in Malang

Malang – Malang Customs seized 18.2 million illegal cigarettes in the Greater Malang region. The total dozens of millions of illegal cigarettes have reached dozens of billions of rupes. “The confiscated goods collected in the US are 18,268.128 illegal cigarettes. It comes from 76 SBP and one SBP is not just one, but can be enforced twice,” said Poeyo Pribadi, head of counseling and Malang Information Services, Monday (9/22/2025). Pitoyo said the seizure of 18.2 million illegal cigarettes was carried out during the January 2025 period. The value of the confiscated illegal goods reached RP 27.1 billion. Browse to continue with the content “as many as 18 million more illegal cigarettes if estimated at RP 27.1 billion. From this amount, the possible loss of the state worth RP 13.6 billion. This is related to tobacco products,” he continued. He explained that the illegal cigarettes found in the Malang Raya region were production from outside the region. It shows that Malang Raya is a crossroads. “The daring to play here is the production of the outside,” says Poeyo. Read more here (YGS/YGS)