Smuggled cigarettes scooped up in Hat Yai
Police and Excise Department officials seized 5,000 packs of smuggled cigarettes at a shop in Hat Yai, Songkhla, on Friday morning.
The smuggled goods were found during an inspection of the store selling liquor and cigarettes near Yai Market on Ratanakorn Road.
Excise official Phanupong Sriket said more inspections are being conducted in border provinces now that cigarette prices have risen following the September 16 excise-tax hike.
