GOF seizes 50,000 sticks of untaxed cigarettes worth RM125,000 in Pasir Puteh
KOTA BARU: The General Operations Force (GOF) seized 50,000 sticks of cigarettes suspected to be untaxed with a value of RM93,500, during a raid on a house in Kampung Gong Serapat, Pasir Puteh, last night.
In Pasir Puteh, the General Operations Force (GOF) confiscated 50,000 cigarettes, estimated to be worth RM125,000, during a raid last night. A 36-year-old Pakistani man was apprehended as part of Operation Taring Wawasan Kelantan. The GOF Southeast Brigade commander revealed the seizure included a Nissan Grand Livina and a mobile phone, adding that the cigarettes were hidden in sacks in the car's trunk.
The suspect, believed to have resided in Malaysia for 13 years, was married and had four children. Authorities claim he obtained the untaxed cigarettes from a local man in Melor, Kota Baru, with orders based on demand. All items seized have been turned over to the Pasir Puteh district police's Criminal Investigation Division for further investigation under the Customs Act 1967.
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