Customs officers have confiscated 8,340 cigarettes and 17 bottles of alcoholic drinks from a Bugibba outlet on suspicion that no excise duty was paid on them.

The Customs Department said the contraband was found during a routine check in establishments over the weekend.

The items were seized after the owner could not produce the relevant receipts to prove duty payment.

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