GOF foils attempt to smuggle RM1mil worth of coconuts into Thailand


KOTA BARU: The Southeast Brigade of the General Operations Force (GOF) foiled an attempt to smuggle nearly 38,580 coconuts, estimated to be worth RM1.03 million, from an illegal storage base in Sekam Padi, Kampung Simpangan, Tumpat on Wednesday (March 19).

Southeast Brigade GOF commander Datuk Nik Ros Azhan Nik Ab Hamid said the seizure was made during Ops Taring Wawasan at around 1.30pm when the 7th Battalion GOF team intercepted a trailer suspected of smuggling coconuts.

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