THE Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) thwarted a smuggling attempt with the seizure of 70kg of ketum leaves, worth RM12,000, about 5.8km southwest of Pantai Sg Baru yesterday.
Kuala Perlis Maritime Zone director Maritime Commander Mohd Hashim Mat Zain said the seizure was made following a tip-off from the public.
Acting on the information, the MMEA mobilised its assets to the location and found four black plastic packages, containing the ketum leaves, floating in the area, he said in a statement today.
He said the packages were left there to be picked up and smuggled out to a neighbouring country.
He said smuggling of the ketum leaves was becoming rampant due to its high value of RM180 per kg in Thailand compared to only RM70 per kg in Malaysia. β Bernama, May 9, 2022.
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