KOTA BHARU, July 9 (Bernama) -- The General Operations Force (GOF) Southeast Brigade seized contraband cigarettes valued at RM2.12 million during three separate raids conducted under Op Taring Alpha 1 in Tumpat from July 6 to yesterday.
Its commander, Datuk Nik Ros Azhan Nik Ab Hamid, said the raids, conducted by a GOF team from Battalion 8, took place between 10.45 pm and 3.30 am at Kampung Kuala Tanjung Jetty, Jalan Kampung Morak and Pantai Geting.
"As a result of the raids at all three locations, the operation team seized a total of 1,137,400 sticks of contraband white cigarettes.
"In the raid at Jalan Kampung Morak, a 29-year-old man was also arrested on suspicion of being paid to deliver the smuggled cigarettes to a designated location. No arrests were made at the other two locations," he said in a statement today.
Nik Ros Azhan said all the seized items were handed over to the Criminal Investigation Department of the Tumpat District Police Headquarters for further action.
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