Sarawak GOF Seizes Smuggled Goods Worth RM1.16 Mln
Its commander, SAC Dr Che Ghazali Che Awang said that an operation on July 2 in Bau led to the arrest of a man, 25, along with 9,000 kilogrammes (kg) of frozen food worth RM522,000, and a lorry.
'On the same day, also in Bau, the GOF arrested a man, 52, and seized 6,500 kg of frozen food products worth RM367,000, including a lorry,' he said in a statement here today.
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