KOTA BHARU: A General Operations Force (GOF) southeast brigade team seized 216,000 yaba pills valued at RM3.24 million during its Op Taring Sky, near Kampung Laut, Tumpat in Kelantan yesterday.
Commander Nik Ros Azhan Nik Ab Hamid said personnel from GOF’s Battalion 8 conducted a raid along the riverbank in the village around 10pm, acting on a tip-off.
“The GOF officers on surveillance at the riverbank observed two men behaving suspiciously as they were monitoring suspected drug-smuggling activities.
“Upon realising the presence of the officers, the two men fled the scene,” he said in a statement today.
Nik Ros said a search of the area led to the discovery of several boxes containing 216,000 yaba pills, weighing over 25kg, believed to have been smuggled from Thailand.
The case is being investigated under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 for trafficking.