Attempt to smuggle in 10 Indonesians thwarted
TEBEDU: The General Operations Force (GOF) thwarted an attempt to smuggle in 10 Indonesians last Wednesday (Mar 10). GOF Sarawak brigade commander SAC Mancha Ata said the human smuggling attempt took place around 8pm near Kampung Tesu Kura near here. The patrol team stopped a van for inspection and found 11 persons — 10 Indonesians […]
Bid to smuggle diesel foiled
BINTULU: Marine police successfully foiled a bid to smuggle out 1,000 litres of diesel in an operation dubbed ‘Ops Kontraban’ here last Friday (Mar 5). An intelligence unit halted a four-wheel drive (4WD) vehicle for inspection by the roadside of Jalan Sibiew near Taman Golden Villa intersection. Bintulu marine police commanding officer Ezuandi Bahadin said […]
Human trafficker caught red handed
LUNDU: A local man who attempted to smuggle six illegal immigrants through a jalan tikus (rat trail) at Kampung Raso was arrested on Wednesday (Dec 23). State General Operations Force (GOF) Commander SAC Mancha Ata said in the 8.10pm incident his men came across a multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) from Indonesia travelling through an ungazetted road. […]
Arrested over RM10,000 bribe
KUCHING: A 67-year-old man attempted to bribe a State General Operations Force (GOF) officer with RM10,000 to avoid arrest and seizure of RM456,988 worth of illicit cigarettes and beers. State Brigade Commander, SAC Mancha Ata said that the raid operation — codenamed ‘Ops Libas’ — was carried out by a team of officers from GOF […]
Customs agent arrested for falsifying documents
BINTULU: A Customs agent was arrested for falsely declaring RM1.031mln worth of frozen chicken parts, which were imported into Sarawak without permit, on Nov 11. Sarawak Customs director Herman Shah Abdullah said the arrest was made after a Customs team from Kuching successfully thwarted an attempt to smuggle in 250,500kg of frozen chicken parts at […]
RM992, 350 contraband cigarettes and beer seized
KUCHING: The Sarawak General Operations Force (GOF) Brigade seized RM992, 350 worth of contraband cigarettes and beer here on Wednesday (Sept 16). According to the 11th Battalion commanding officer, Supt Rosdi Inai, the goods were seized from a house at Jalan Lapangan Terbang here. He said 16 personnel from the 11th Battalion were involved in […]
Attempt to smuggle foreigners foiled
KUCHING: The Sarawak General Operations Force (GOF) busted an attempt to smuggle in 20 foreigners using a ‘rat trail’ (jalan tikus) near Jalan Mongkos, Serian on Thursday night. Sarawak GOF Brigade commander SAC Mancha Ata said that the GOF 11th Battalion personnel raided the group around 10.45pm after obtaining information on the incident. Inspections were […]
Anti-smuggling operations a success
BAU: Yesterday, the Army conducted two operations ― Ops Awas and Ops Benteng ― which were both a success. In Ops Awas, they thwarted an attempt to smuggle alcohol worth RM23,000 through the Sarawak-Kalimantan border in Serikin. According to a statement, a patrol came upon a motorcycle and a van at a ‘rat trail’ around […]
Bid to smuggle sugar to Indonesia foiled
KAPIT: The General Operations Force (GOF) at Tapak Megah, Kapit District foiled an attempt to smuggle 660kg of sugar to Indonesia near the Sarawak-Kalimantan border on Tuesday (August 4). No one was arrested during the operation as the smugglers ran away. The case was later handed over to the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer […]
Bid to smuggle 1,800.46 litres of diesel thwarted
SERIAN: An attempt to smuggle 1,800.46 litres of diesel was thwarted by the General Operations Force (GOF) last Thursday (July 30). The items were being transported by a person using a lorry. The subsidised controlled goods seized plus the lorry were valued at RM93,276.84; they were handed over to the Sarawak Domestic Trade and Consumer […]
