Cops seize $330K worth of cigarettes

A team from the Specialised Operations Special Weapons and Tactics Division seized $330,000 worth of counterfeit cigarettes, along with other uncustomed goods and cash, during an operation in Berrydale, Manchester, yesterday.

Police report that around 3 a.m., officers conducted a search of a premises in the area, uncovering 6,620 sticks of counterfeit cigarettes, with an estimated street value of the cigarettes is $330,000.

The cops also seized five pounds of ganja, 21 five-gallon bottles of rum, two additional five-litre bottles of rum, and more than $124,000 in cash.

One man was taken into custody in connection with the seizure. His identity is being withheld pending further investigations.

The items were seized on suspicion of breaches of the Customs Act.