RM1m haul as GOF intercepts 15,000 coffee seedlings at Tanah Merah roadblock
KOTA BHARU, Sept 27 — The General Operations Force (GOF) seized 15,000 robusta coffee seedlings and a lorry with a...
The General Operations Force (GOF) in Malaysia recently made a significant seizure, apprehending 15,000 robusta coffee seedlings and a lorry valued at RM1 million during a roadblock in Tanah Merah. The operation, conducted in Lalang Pepuyu, resulted in the detention of a 27-year-old man who was driving the lorry. The seized seedlings are suspected to have been smuggled from Thailand, with the total value of the haul estimated at RM1 million, comprising the lorry and the coffee seedlings.
The man allegedly collected the seedlings from an illegal jetty in Lalang Pepuyu to deliver them to a nursery in Johor for RM300 per delivery. The seized seedlings are currently under the care of the Kota Baru Agriculture Department for further inspection and potential disposal, and the man faces potential charges under the Plant Quarantine Act 1976.
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