65 smugglers nabbed in Ops Benteng since Aug 16


RANTAU PANJANG: Authorities have detained 63 men and two women on suspicion of smuggling since Aug 16, when Ops Benteng was carried out along the Malaysia-Thai border.

The Eighth Battalion of the General Operations Force (PGA8) commander, Supt Mat Shukor Yusof, said 42 vehicles of various types were also seized in the operation, during which 64 cases were recorded that involved seizures worth RM3.09 million.

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