GOF Foils RM462,000 Rice Smuggling Operation In Kelantan
KOTA BHARU, June 13 (Bernama) -- The 9th Battalion of the General Operations Force (GOF) has seized RM462,000 worth of goods, including a trailer and 28,000kg of smuggled rice, near Jalan Kampung Air Gatal in Tanah Merah.
GOF Southeast Brigade Commander Datuk Nik Ros Azhan Nik Ab Hamid said the trailer was intercepted around 7.30am during 'Op Taring Wawasan Kelantan', after officers observed suspicious activity.
'A check of the vehicle uncovered a large load of white rice believed to have been smuggled from Thailand for distribution on the local market,' he said in a statement today.
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