Man nabbed with illicit cigarettes, air pistol in Machang

MACHANG: A 38-year-old man suspected of selling smuggled cigarettes in the Machang area has been detained by a team from the 7th Battalion of the General Operations Force in a raid at a shophouse in Kampung Batu 23 here early on Sunday (Jan 2).

The battalion's assistant commanding officer Deputy Supt Ku Majidin Che Ku Jusoh said the team raided the shophouse at 1.30am following a tip-off.