Fadley Faisal
A Bangladeshi man who transported nearly 200 cartons of smuggled cigarettes was ordered by the Magistrate’s Court yesterday to settle a BND149,600 fine or serve seven months’ jail.
Tangil Mahmud, 36, who pleaded guilty, confirmed he was unable to pay the fine. Magistrate Harnita Zelda Skinner heard that Customs preventive officers stopped the defendant’s vehicle at Kampong Masin on December 16, 2021 at 5pm.
An inspection unearthed 191 cartons of smuggled cigarettes and BND451, believed to be from sales of the cigarettes.
