KOTA BHARU, Aug 17 (Bernama) -- The 8th Battalion of the General Operations Force (GOF) foiled an attempt to smuggle 3,700 different types of ornamental plants after intercepting a lorry along Jalan Rantau Panjang Lama near Pos Pok Teh Kana in Pasir Mas on Friday.
Southeast Brigade GOF Commander Datuk Nik Ros Azhan Nik Ab Hamid said the seized plants included 2,000 saplings of bamboo trees, 1,000 banyan trees, 500 round bonsai, and 200 bougainvillaea plants, all suspected of carrying pests and diseases.
"The driver failed to provide any documentation for the ornamental plants, which are suspected to have been smuggled from Thailand. The 26-year-old driver, who was supposed to deliver the plants to a local nursery, was also detained.
"The estimated value of the seizure is RM870,000, including the lorry, and it has been handed over to the Kelantan Department of Agriculture for further action," he said in a statement today.
The case is being investigated under Section 5 of the Plant Quarantine Act 1976 (Act 167).
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