KOTA BHARU: The General Operations Force (GOF) seized 1,216 kilogrammes of various brands of rice suspected to have been smuggled from Thailand during a raid in Kampung Kubang Panjang, Tumpat, yesterday.
The seizure, valued at RM4,864, was made during Op Taring Wawasan Kelantan at about 4 pm after members of Strike Force Company B, Battalion 7 of the Kuantan GOF, spotted a suspicious Nissan Vanette van while patrolling the Kota Bharu-Pengkalan Kubor route.
Southeast Brigade commander Datuk Ahmad Radzi Hussain said the van driver allegedly attempted to flee upon noticing the presence of the police, but the vehicle subsequently skidded in the Kampung Kubang Panjang area.
An inspection of the van uncovered 49 sacks of rice of various brands, comprising 750 kg bearing the Mangga label, 250 kg with the Nangka label, 120 kg with the Serindit label, 72 kg with the Angsa Mas label and 24 kg with the Pisang label.
