The General Operations Force (GOF) in Malaysia thwarted two separate smuggling attempts involving ornamental and other plants, as well as smuggled cattle, valued at over RM900,000.
The Southeast Brigade of the General Operations Force ( GOF ) thwarted two distinct smuggling operations involving ornamental and other plants valued at over RM900,000 on Thursday and Friday. Commander Datuk Nik Ros Azhan Nik Ab Hamid disclosed that during Thursday's (January 16) Ops Taring Wawasan Kelantan, a team apprehended a lorry driven by a suspicious individual at a roadblock on Lalang Pepuyu, Tanah Merah. Around 5:30pm, a 25-year-old man, believed to be a courier, was detained.
The lorry was found to contain 1,500 types of seedlings suspected to be smuggled from Thailand. He added that the estimated value of the seized goods, including the vehicle, was RM215,000. The case is under investigation under Section 5 of the Plant Quarantine Act 1976 (Act 167).GOF personnel also intercepted another lorry carrying 3,800 orchid seedlings of various types and two boxes of bamboo stakes, suspected to have also been smuggled from Thailand without valid documentation. The estimated value of the seized goods, including the vehicle, is RM720,300. This case is also being investigated under the Plant Quarantine Act 1976 (Act 167). Meanwhile, Nik Ros Azhan revealed that 12 cows, believed to have been smuggled from Thailand, weighing approximately 7,800kg were seized on another raid last Thursday. The total seizure, including the vehicle, is valued at RM257,000, and the case is being investigated under Section 36(1) of the Animals Act 1953.
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