TUMPAT: The General Operations Force (GOF) seized more than RM2.1 million worth of contraband cigarettes and arrested one man during a series of raids conducted across three locations here between July 6 and yesterday.

GOF Southeast Brigade commander Datuk Nik Ros Azhan Nik Abd Hamid said the raids were carried out under Op Taring Alpha 1 by the Eighth Battalion at the Kampung Kuala Tanjung jetty, Jalan Kampung Morak, and Pantai Geting.

"Over the three-day operation, our team seized 1,137,400 white cigarettes believed to have been smuggled into the country.

"A 29-year-old man was arrested during a raid at Jalan Kampung Morak.

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"He is believed to have been hired to deliver the contraband to a specific destination," he said in a statement today.

No arrests were made at the other two locations, he added.

Nik Ros Azhan said the seized cigarettes and the suspect have been handed over to the Tumpat district police for further investigation.

The case is being investigated under Sections 135(1)(d) and 135(1)(e) of the Customs Act 1967.