Customs officials seized contraband alcohol and cigarettes during routine inspections in Buġibba on Saturday.

One search yielded 17 bottles of alcohol and 8,340 cigarettes, on which no excise duty had been paid.

A Customs spokesman said the shop owner failed to present a receipt for the items, which were confiscated.

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