GOF Seizes Timber Worth Nearly RM2.9 Million In Pasir Mas

KOTA BHARU, Sept 12 (Bernama) -- The 9th Battalion of the General Operations Force (GOF) seized logs and processed timber estimated at RM2.9 million during a raid on a sawmill in the Apam Industrial Area, Pasir Mas, last Wednesday.

Southeast Brigade commander Datuk Nik Ros Azhan Nik Ab Hamid said an inspection of the premises found 1,590 round logs of various species and 1,900 pieces of processed timber.

He said the sawmill was found to have failed to update records concerning the transfer of timber brought into the premises.

“Several pieces of timber-processing equipment and two heavy machines were also seized for investigation, with the total value of the seizure estimated at RM2.9 million.

“The seized items have been handed over to the Kelantan State Forestry Department for further action,” he said in a statement today, adding that the case was being investigated under Section 69(1) of the National Forestry Act 1984.

In a separate operation, GOF personnel seized various cosmetic products following the inspection of a vehicle at a roadblock in Chabang Empat Salam, Rantau Panjang, last Tuesday.

Nik Ros Azhan said that during the inspection, various cosmetic products from Thailand were found in the vehicle, and the driver failed to present any valid documentation for the goods.

“The driver, a 36-year-old local man believed to be responsible for distributing the cosmetic products to the local market, was also arrested and the total value of the seizure, including the vehicle was estimated at RM259,000.

“All the seized items have been handed over to the Kelantan Pharmacy Enforcement Branch for further action and the case is being investigated under the Control of Drugs and Cosmetics Regulations 1984,” he said.

--BERNAMA