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GOF Seizes RM470,000 Worth Of Ornamental Plants Over Disease Risk

GOF Seizes RM470,000 Worth Of Ornamental Plants Over Disease Risk

Barnama7 hours ago
KOTA BHARU, July 6 (Bernama) -- The Southeast Brigade of the General Operations Force (GOF) seized a lorry carrying 4,000 bougainvillaea saplings, worth RM470,000, during an inspection along Jalan Bukit Lata, near Jeram Perdah, Pasir Mas, yesterday.
Its commander, Datuk Nik Ros Azhan Nik Ab Hamid, said that the seizure was made by a team from the 3rd Battalion while conducting duties under Op Taring Wawasan Kelantan at about 10.10 am.
'An inspection of the lorry, which was driven suspiciously, led to the discovery of the ornamental plants. The 35-year-old lorry driver was believed to be on his way to deliver the plants to a local nursery when he was arrested,' he said in a statement today.
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