Boy, 15, caught smuggling 475kg of rice in car

 

The rice, believed to be smuggled, was transported without proper documentation by the 15-year-old boy and is valued at RM1,900. (PGA pic)

KOTA BHARU: 

A 15-year-old boy was arrested after being caught driving a car, with 475kg of rice, believed to have been smuggled from Thailand.

Police also seized the car, a Proton Persona.

General Operations Force (GOF) Southeast brigade commander Nik Ros Azhan Nik Ab Hamid said the teenager was arrested at Simpang Tiga Kampung Dangar, Pasir Mas, around 8am yesterday.

He said the teenager was the courier for the rice, valued at RM1,900, which was being transported without proper documentation.

“The case is being investigated under Section 20 of the Control of Padi and Rice Act 1994,” he said in a statement today.

In a separate case, Nik Ros Azhan said a 32-year-old man was arrested at 11pm yesterday for drug trafficking after he hid drugs inside the wooden wall of a house in Kampung Pak Tuyu Mengabang Telipot, Kuala Terengganu.

“The raid was carried out based on intelligence about drug trafficking during the Op Taring SKY operation.

“Upon inspection, 202 Yaba pills (a combination of methamphetamine and caffeine) worth RM3,030 were found in a plastic package hidden inside the wooden wall of the kitchen in the house,” he said.

The suspect, who tested positive for methamphetamine, was detained and brought to the narcotics division at the Kuala Terengganu police headquarters for further investigation. - FMT