Tumpat: The General Operations Force (GOF) Southeast Brigade seized contraband cigarettes valued at RM2.12 million during three separate raids conducted under Op Taring Alpha 1 in Tumpat from July 6 to yesterday. Its commander, Datuk Nik Ros Azhan Nik Ab Hamid, said the raids, conducted by a GOF team from Battalion 8, took place between 10.45 pm and 3.30 am at Kampung Kuala Tanjung Jetty, Jalan Kampung Morak and Pantai Geting.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, the operation team seized a total of 1,137,400 sticks of contraband white cigarettes as a result of the raids at all three locations. In the raid at Jalan Kampung Morak, a 29-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of being paid to deliver the smuggled cigarettes to a designated location. No arrests were made at the other two locations.

Nik Ros Azhan stated that all the seized items were handed over to the Criminal Investigation Department of the Tumpat District Police Headquarters for further action.