GOF seizes cannabis flowers worth RM690,000 in Padang Besar
GOF North Brigade Commander SAC Shahrum Hashim said the seizure was made by a GOF team that managed to detect movement based on information gleaned from closed-circuit television camera (CCTV) footage.
"Checks of the surrounding areas led to the discovery of a colourful sack containing dried leaves believed to be cannabis flowers," he said in a statement on Monday, adding that the sack was handed over to the Padang Besar district police headquarters narcotics crime investigation department for further investigation under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.
Further investigation by the GOF 18th Battalion's intelligence branch was still ongoing to locate individuals or syndicates engaged in drug smuggling in the area of Padang Besar, he added. – Bernama
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