A total 9,933,986 contraband cigarettes and 78.2 kilograms of tobacco were among the hauls made by the Customs Department in the first six months of the year.

The department said on Wednesday it also hauled eight kilograms of cannabis, two kilograms of cocaine, 2,617 bottles of alcohol, 84 boxes of pipe fittings, 64 packs of plastic bags and three ivory ornaments.

In the same period, the department seized three cars and 99,570 counterfeit products, mainly clothes and shoes, and referred 18 postal packages with a small amount of drugs to the police.

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