KOTA BARU: Police have foiled an attempt to smuggle in 300,000 cigarettes worth RM330,000 near Pos Rela, Pasir Mas.
General Operations Force South-East Brigade commander Datuk Nik Ros Azhan Nik Ab Hamid said the cigarettes were seized at 1am Thursday (Oct 24) during an Ops Taring Wawasan Kelantan patrol.
The cigarettes were kept in brown boxes hidden in bushes at an illegal depot, he said in a statement on Friday (Oct 25).
He said the cigarettes were believed to be meant for sale in villages and plantations with many foreign workers.
In a separate case, police arrested four human trafficking suspects after they tried to bypass a roadblock at Banggol Kong, also in Pasir Mas, at 5.30pm Thursday.
He said two suspects are locals, while the other two are Chinese nationals who failed to provide valid identification documents and are suspected of entering Malaysia through illegal routes.
Nik Ros Azhan said the suspects were travelling in a car and behaving suspiciously.
"Police also seized the car, valued at RM150,000, and five mobile phones worth RM14,000,” he added. – Bernama
