03-07-2025
Op Taring nets over RM10mil in illicit cigarettes and liquor
KUALA LUMPUR: At least RM10.5 million worth of contraband cigarettes and alcohol have been seized following police operations in Kuching, Sarawak.
Federal Internal Security and Public Order Department director Datuk Seri Azmi Abu Kassim said his department, through its principal intelligence arm — the Wildlife Crime Bureau / Special Investigations Intelligence (WCB/PSK) — together with the General Operations Force (GOF) Sarawak Brigade, successfully conducted Op Taring 1 and Op Taring 2 in the Kuching area yesterday.
"The operation involved simultaneous raids at two separate locations suspected of being used for the smuggling and distribution of illicit cigarettes and liquor.
"During the operation, police arrested two local men and one Indonesian man, aged between 30 and 64, and seized contraband valued at approximately RM10,500,028," he said in a statement today.
