
RM42,000 worth of fake cosmetics seized in Rantau Panjang.
RANTAU PANJANG: The General Operations Force (GOF) seized 1,056 bottles of smuggled fake cosmetics worth RM42,528 at Jalan Lama Jeram Perdah here, on Saturday.
State GOF commander Superintendent Azhari Nusi said his men were making their rounds in the area when they spotted a black van leaving an illegal jetty in Kedap, at 5.15pm.
Azhari said the driver of the van stopped his vehicle and ran towards the jetty when he noticed the presence of the enforcement team.
“The team found 120 bottles of Vitamin C moisturisers and 736 bottles of other moisturisers upon inspection on the vehicle. We also seized 200 bottles of whitening capsules,” he said in a statement on Sunday.
Azhari said the confiscated items and van were taken to the Rantau Panjang police station for further investigation by the state Health Department.
“According to our intelligence gathering, all of the items seized during the operation were sourced from a neighbouring country for local consumption.
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