SEMPORNA: The General Operation Force (GOF) Kunak seized 183 boxes of various cosmetic products and medicines worth RM518,580 from a house at Taman Hatib, here, on Friday.
The operation which carried out under the Ops Bersepadu Intra/Inter Agency and Op Taring Dosej was accompanied by the Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department of Semporna Police Headquarters and Royal Malaysia Custom Department.
Sabah GOF Commander, Datuk Abdul Rani Alias said acting on intelligence, the team tailed a vehicle to the location where the cosmetics and medicine were kept.
“During the 12pm raid, the team detained an 18-years-old suspect and discovered 183 boxes containing beauty products and medicine without taxes and approval from the Malaysian Health Ministry (KKM).
According to Abdul Rani, result of investigation found that the suspect who was the storekeeper involved in the supply and sale of the products since August 2024.
He said, the products were believed obtained from the neighboring country to be sell in Sabah.
“The suspect and the seizures were handed over to the Semporna Custom Department for further investigation under the Custom Act 1967 and Control of Drugs and Cosmetics Regulations 1984,” he added.
