KOTA BARU: A General Operations Force (GOF) Southeast Brigade team seized 216,000 Yaba pills valued at RM3.24mil during Ops Taring Sky near Kampung Laut, Tumpat.
Its commander, Senior Asst Comm Datuk Nik Ros Azhan Nik Ab Hamid, said personnel from Battalion 8 conducted a raid along the riverbank in the village at 10pm on Saturday, acting on a tip-off.
“GOF officers at the riverbank observed two men behaving suspiciously as they were monitoring suspected drug smuggling activities.
“Upon realising the presence of the officers, the two men fled the scene,” he said in a statement yesterday, Bernama reported.
SAC Nik Ros Azhan said a search of the area led to the discovery of several boxes containing 216,000 Yaba pills, weighing over 25kg, believed to have been smuggled from Thailand.
The case is being investigated under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.
