By Nancy Nais
KUCHING, Sept 4: The Sarawak General Operations Force (PGA) has seized some RM21.7 million worth of contraband items such as cigarettes, alcohol, logs and machineries this year.
State PGA commander SAC Datuk Khaw Kok Chin said RM20,719,650 worth in confiscated items were made through its Ops Libas, followed by Ops Batas (RM851,232) and Ops Awas (RM160,000) carried out statewide.
Its operations also saw the arrest of 232 foreigners and 72 Malaysians.
In their latest operation today, at 6.30am, PGA seized contraband cigarettes worth RM411,200 from a house at Jalan Kwong Lee Bank, Pending Heights.
“Based on our two weeks surveillance and information gathered, the premise was believed to have been used as a transit point to store these items. After one and half hour of waiting and no one showed up at the house, we decided to raid.
“We found 2,090 cartons of cigarettes from various brands in 40 boxes. We also seized a green Perodua Axia car that was parked in the porch,” he told a press conference at PGA headquarters here, today.
The police also believed that the cigarettes were aimed for the local Kuching market and possibly border areas around the city, he added.
The case will be investigated under Section 135 (1)(d) of the Customs Act 1967. — DayakDaily
