SANDAKAN: The General Operations Force (GOF) 15th Battalion seized a total of 4,560 packs believed to be contraband cigarettes and 499 cartons of liquor estimated to be worth RM693,108 in a raid on Saturday.GOF 15 commanding officer Supt Toipi Lamat said the 8.10pm raid was conducted by the Tiger Platoon, in Kg Singgah Mata, Tongod . He said a further investigation found that the location was also used as a transit point for contraband goods believed to be brought in from Kota Kinabalu before being sent and marketed in Beluran and here.
"Also seized was a cargo truck where boxes of cigarettes believed to be smuggled were found," he said, adding that further investigations will be conducted under the Customs Act 1967.
RM690,000 worth of illicit fags, liquor seized in Tongod

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