KOTA BARU: The General Operations Force (GOF) seized 185 saplings of various types suspected of being smuggled from Thailand via an ungazetted route in Jeram Perdah, Pasir Mas, today.
Also seized during the Op Taring Wawasan Kelantan operation was an Isuzu lorry worth RM150,000, bringing the total value of the seizure to RM157,325.
Southeast Brigade commander Datuk Ahmad Radzi Hussain said the 2pm operation was conducted by the Strike Force of Company B, 9th Battalion, with assistance from the Kelantan Agriculture Department, after a suspicious-looking lorry was spotted by the roadside at Jalan Rantau Panjang-Jeram Perdah.
He said an inspection of the lorry's rear cargo compartment uncovered 45 mosquito plant saplings measuring 15 inches, 70 mosquito plant saplings measuring 11 inches, 40 lotus saplings and 30 frangipani saplings.
