GOF seizes 6,000 smuggled Thai saplings worth RM300,000 in Rantau Panjang
RANTAU PANJANG: The General Operations Force (GOF) seized 6,000 plant saplings believed to have been smuggled from Thailand in Kampung Padang Licin here yesterday.
Rantau Panjang: The General Operations Force seized 6,000 Thai plant saplings, believed to be smuggled into Malaysia, according to a statement by Senior Assistant Commissioner Ahmad Radzi Hussain of the Southeast Brigade. The operation took place at 12:45pm in Kampung Padang Licin when officers stopped a lorry driven by a 61-year-old local driver, suspecting suspicious behavior.
Upon inspection, the force found 6,000 Malay gooseberry, frangipani, and cactus plants, valued at an estimated RM300,000. The seized items, along with the lorry, were impounded by the force. Initial reports suggest the suspect, a local man, had been involved in smuggling for five years, working for a Thai individual named Salleh.
He received RM300 for each delivery of saplings to a nursery in Kedah. The seized plants have been handed over to the Kota Baru Agriculture Department for further processing.
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