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The Star
3 days ago
- The Star
Over 6,800 gas cylinders worth RM1mil seized in Kuantan raid
KUANTAN: The Southeast Brigade General Operations Force (GOF) has seized 6,834 gas cylinders of various brands and capacities worth RM1.03mil in a raid in the Tempoyang Industrial Area at mukim Kuala Lipis, about 235km from here. Southeast Brigade GOF commander Datuk Nik Ros Azhan Nik Ab Hamid said 6,155 empty cylinders and 679 filled cylinders, along with a vehicle, a forklift and gas storage cages, were seized during Ops Taring Bravo 3 at about 4.30pm on Monday. 'Checks found that subsidised and industrial gas without a valid licence were being stored at the premises. The building's caretaker, a 41-year-old man, was arrested to assist in the investigation,' he said, reported Bernama yesterday. In Petaling Jaya, police detained four men and seized diesel believed to have been misappropriated, along with various equipment, with an estimated value of RM602,220, in two separate raids in Jalan PJU 1/23 yesterday. Battalion 4 GOF commanding officer Supt Jafri Muhamad said four men, including two Myanmar nationals were arrested and several items were seized. The suspects and seized items were handed over to the Petaling Jaya district police headquarters.
New Straits Times
15-05-2025
- New Straits Times
11 migrants detained in raid on illegal mining site
KUALA KRAI: The General Operations Force (GOF) have detained 11 illegal immigrants in a raid on an unlicensed iron ore mining site here, following public tip-offs. Southeast Brigade GOF commander Datuk Nik Ros Azhan Nik Ab Hamid said the crackdown in Kampung Pahi was carried out at 1.30pm yesterday. He said the arrests were made by the 8th Battalion under Op Taring Wawasan. "The GOF team went to the area following public tip-offs. "After raiding the place, they found seven Bangladeshi men, three Nepalese men and one Indonesian man who were working at the site. "One of them did not possess a valid work permit, four others had expired permits, while the remaining individuals failed to produce any valid identification or entry documents into Malaysia," Ros Azhan said. "All of them were taken to the Kuala Krai district police for further action," he added. The foreigners were hired by an individual to do the illegal mining works, Ros Azhan said.
