LAHAD DATU: Marine Police and the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) seized 61 tonnes of palm oil kernels during a joint raid on an unnumbered premise at Jalan POIC on Wednesday.
Sabah Region Four Marine Police Commander ACP Mohd Nazri Ibrahim said two men, aged 39 and 48, were detained during the operation.
The suspects were caught in the act of transferring the kernels from a lorry to a trailer.
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Nazri said the case is being investigated under MPOB regulations, and urged the public to share information to help curb such crimes.
