Malta customs seize nearly 10 mln contraband cigarettes in first six months of 2018

VALLETTA, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- A total 9,933,986 contraband cigarettes and 78.2 kilograms of tobacco were seized by the Malta Customs Department in the first six months of 2018, the department said on Wednesday.

The department said that it also hauled 8 kilograms of cannabis, 2 kilograms of cocaine, 2,617 bottles of alcohol, 84 boxes of pipe fittings, 64 packs of plastic bags and 3 ivory ornaments.

The department also seized 3 cars, 99,570 counterfeit products and referred 18 postal packages with a small amount of drugs to the police in the same period.