A total of 603 wine bottles on which excise duty had not been paid were found by customs officials at a shop in San Ġwann on Friday.

In another operation in Vittoriosa, they found whiskey bottles which had been illegally imported.

The department appealed to the public to anonymously report instances of alcoholic beverages without the excise duty strip on 2568 5124 or 2568 5200.

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