GOF Northern Brigade Seizes Over RM8 Mln Worth Of Firecrackers
BUTTERWORTH, June 17 (Bernama) -- The General Operations Force (PGA) has seized 9,053 boxes of firecrackers worth RM8.16 million and detained a man during a raid on a warehouse in the Seberang Perai Tengah industrial area earlier today.
GOF Northern Brigade Commander SAC Shahrum Hashim said the operation was led by the Task Force of Company C, Battalion 1, GOF Bukit Kayu Hitam, after the warehouse was found to be storing the items without valid permits.
'A local man was detained at the scene and we prevented the illegal stockpiling of firecrackers, which posed a serious safety hazard,' he said in a statement tonight.
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