KUCHING, May 27 — The Sarawak Brigade of the General Operations Force (GOF) detained 16 men and seized more than RM6 million worth of smuggled cigarettes and alcohol in coordinated raids across the state on May 22, as part of ‘Op Taring Alpha’.
Its deputy commander ACP Rosdi Inai said the first raid, carried out at 12.30pm, led to the detention of seven men aged between 27 and 46.
“Officers seized 4,881 cartons of various cigarette brands and 7,588 litres of alcohol. Two vans were also confiscated, bringing the total value of the haul to RM4.03 million,” he said in a statement today.
In a second raid in Serian at 1.30pm, three local men aged 22 to 39 were detained. Authorities seized 2,466 cartons of cigarettes and 4,016 litres of alcohol, worth approximately RM1.05 million.
Later that day in Sri Aman, six more local men, aged between 18 and 39, were detained. The operation netted 4,569 cartons of cigarettes and 7,357 litres of alcohol, with an estimated value of RM1.2 million.
Rosdi said all suspects and seized items have been handed over to the Kuching and Serian district police headquarters for further investigation.
— Bernama
