TUMPAT: Smugglers are believed to have taken advantage of rising water levels in the Golok River to transport seven deer from Thailand into Kelantan by boat before the animals were intercepted by police early today.
The deer, kept in five wooden crates inside a lorry, were seized during an operation by the General Operations Force (GOF) Seventh Battalion under Op Taring Wawasan Kelantan.
GOF Southeast Brigade commander Datuk Ahmad Radzi Hussain said the animals were seized from the lorry at Chabang Empat Tok Mek Ngah.
He said a 31-year-old man was also arrested during the 4.15am operation.
