Batu City, tagarjatim.id — A joint operation by the Batu City Satpol PP together with Malang Customs, the National Police, the TNI, and the Batu District Attorney's Office has again revealed the practice of illegal cigarette and alcoholic beverage dealers who are still stubborn. Although the number of illegal cigarettes in circulation seems to have decreased drastically compared to previous years, the authorities have actually found a new pattern that is considered increasingly worrying, namely the circulation of excise-free alcoholic beverages which is starting to move more massively and spread. In a press conference held on Wednesday (10/12/2025), confiscated goods worth IDR 143.46 million... [Read more]