Contraband courier leads Sabah cops on three-hour chase through three districts

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An undocumented migrant led police from three districts in Sabah on a three-hour chase only to be caught after crashing his van into a tree.  The suspect's van was later found to contain over RM1mil worth of smuggled cigarettes.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/ytbp24sv  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00An undocumented migrant led police from three districts on a three-hour chase only to be

00:15caught after crashing his van into a tree.

00:18The suspect had driven off during an operation near Silam in Lahat Datu at around midnight

00:22on Thursday.

00:24His van was among three that had been stopped by police for inspection.

00:27Sabah Region 4 Marine Police Commander ACP Nazri Ibrahim said some of the personnel in

00:32the operation stayed back to inspect the other two vans, while the rest gave chase.

00:37The driver drove towards Kunak, prompting police from the Kunak station to join in the chase.

00:42Despite the pursuit vehicles blaring sirens and repeated calls on their loudspeakers for

00:46him to pull over, the suspect continued speeding towards Tawao.

00:50Police from the Tawao station were then roped in to join in the chase.

00:53Finally, after three hours, the driver crashed into a tree as they entered Kampung Titingan.

00:58ACP Nazri said the suspect tried to flee on foot and was eventually caught.

01:03His van was later found to contain over 1 million ringgit worth of smuggled cigarettes.

01:08Contraband cigarettes were also found in the other two vans, bringing the total value of

01:12the seizure to 3.09 million ringgit.

01:15All three drivers were arrested, while the contraband was taken to the Marine Police Base for further

01:19investigation.

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