Cops arrest 19 men in JB over attempt to smuggle weapons


KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 13 Indonesian and six local men were detained for allegedly attempting to smuggle weapons into the country.

They were arrested by the General Operations Force (GOF), who were on duty as part of Ops Benteng at Taman Tampoi Utama in Johor Baru on Jan 1.

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