KOTA BHARU, Oct 10 (Bernama) -- The 7th Battalion of the General Operations Force (GOF) seized electronic cigarettes (vapes) worth RM1.49 million during a surveillance operation at Kampung Parit Air in Rantau Panjang yesterday.
Acting GOF Southeast Brigade commander ACP Ijid Landu Binju said in the incident at 6.30 pm, a GOF team detained a lorry suspected of carrying prohibited goods during Ops Taring Wawasan Kelantan in the area.
He said that an inspection of the lorry found several boxes wrapped in yellow plastic containing 9,940 units of electronic cigarette devices of various flavours in the back of the vehicle.
"All the devices are suspected of not complying with the Trade Descriptions (Certification and Marking of Electronic Devices) Order because they do not have the certificate and MS SIRIM stamp as prescribed (mandatory) before being allowed to be sold in the market.
"The lorry driver, a 25-year-old male, was detained for investigation and was believed to be transporting the devices to the local market," he said in a statement today.
According to him, the seized items were handed over to the Kelantan Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry (KPDN) for further action, with the case being investigated under Section 4(2)(a) of the Trade Descriptions (Certification and Marking of Electronic Devices) Order Act 2022.
-- BERNAMA
BERNAMA provides up-to-date authentic and comprehensive news and information which are disseminated via BERNAMA Wires; www.bernama.com; BERNAMA TV on Astro 502, unifi TV 631 and MYTV 121 channels and BERNAMA Radio on FM93.9 (Klang Valley), FM107.5 (Johor Bahru), FM107.9 (Kota Kinabalu) and FM100.9 (Kuching) frequencies.
Follow us on social media :
Facebook : @bernamaofficial, @bernamatv, @bernamaradio
Twitter : @bernama.com, @BernamaTV, @bernamaradio
Instagram : @bernamaofficial, @bernamatvofficial, @bernamaradioofficial
TikTok : @bernamaofficial
