GOF foils bid to smuggle 3,700 ornamental plants into country


Photos courtesy of General Operations Force via BERNAMA

KOTA BARU: The 8th Battalion of the General Operations Force (GOF) foiled an attempt to smuggle 3,700 ornamental plants after intercepting a lorry along Jalan Rantau Panjang Lama near Pos Pok Teh Kana in Pasir Mas on Friday (Aug 15).

South-East Brigade GOF Commander Datuk Nik Ros Azhan Nik Ab Hamid said the seized plants included 2,000 bamboo saplings, 1,000 banyan saplings, 500 bonsai trees and 200 bougainvillea plants, all suspected of carrying pests and diseases.

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