PAPAR: State police busted a smuggling syndicate believed to have been operating for the past 10 years and seized frozen food worth more than RM33 million from several warehouses recently.
Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Idris Abdullah said the confiscation was a result of five raids that were carried out under Ops Kontraband from Jan 4 to 16 at different locations in Kota Kinabalu and Papar.
“The first raid was carried out at a warehouse at Jalan Lok Kawi, Kinarut, Papar, on Jan 4,” he said.
“The 8.45pm raid saw a total of 17,926 boxes and 212 plastic packets of frozen chicken parts, 22,763 boxes of assorted fish and 2,107 boxes containing sausages and nuggets totaling RM 21.35 million.”
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