GOF foils attempt to smuggle 19,000kg of white rice from Thailand


KOTA BHARU: The General Operations Force (GOF) has foiled an attempt to smuggle 19,000kg of white rice from Thailand along Jalan Kampung Air Gatal, Tanah Merah, as part of the “Ops Taring Wawasan” operations on Friday (June 20).

GOF Southeast Brigade Commander Datuk Nik Ros Azhan Nik Ab Hamid said the seizure was made after a GOF's 9th Battalion team spotted several men loading white sacks into the back of a trailer.

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