KOTA BARU: The 7th Battalion of the General Operations Force (GOF) seized vapes worth RM1.49mil during a surveillance operation at Kampung Parit Air in Rantau Panjang on Thursday (Oct 9).
Acting GOF Southeast Brigade commander ACP Ijid Landu Binju said in the incident at 6.30pm, a GOF team detained a lorry suspected of carrying prohibited goods during Ops Taring Wawasan Kelantan in the area.
He said that an inspection of the lorry found several boxes wrapped in yellow plastic containing 9,940 units of vape devices of various flavours in the back of the vehicle.
"All the devices are suspected of not complying with the Trade Descriptions (Certification and Marking of Electronic Devices) Order because they do not have the certificate and MS SIRIM stamp as prescribed (mandatory) before being allowed to be sold in the market.
"The lorry driver, a 25-year-old male, was detained for investigation and was believed to be transporting the devices to the local market," he said in a statement on Friday (Oct 10).
According to him, the seized items were handed over to the Kelantan Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry for further action, with the case being investigated under Section 4(2)(a) of the Trade Descriptions (Certification and Marking of Electronic Devices) Order Act 2022. — Bernama
