Police shut down over 100 illegal ports in Rantau Panjang

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Police have dismantled over 100 illegal ports along Rantau Panjang, says Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.  Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday (March 25), the Home Minister announced that police had shut down 134 illegal ports and stationed police teams in the area.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/tm639dmm   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Can you tell us a bit about the border control?

00:04Border control?

00:05Yes.

00:10This border, let's look at it like this.

00:14First, I would like to define the border control.

00:17It is a gateway like BSI, Kesab in the south,

00:21or Bukit Kawi Hitam in the north, or Padang Besar.

00:26This is the gateway to our border in Kalimantan, etc.

00:32We just need to make sure that the omnipresence of our members is sufficient,

00:41then ensure the smoothness in terms of people's mobility

00:47in the peak season like this because the numbers are increasing.

00:50That's one.

00:52The second is the safety of our sea.

00:56I just launched Ops Pagar Laut on the first week of Ramadan.

01:03It involves an agency under the KDN, APMM,

01:08where they will monitor 24-7 threats such as the entry of illegal immigrants

01:18or drug smuggling.

01:22The pattern that we analyse for this holiday season

01:27is a window where smugglers or criminals

01:34assume that we will be relaxed in terms of security.

01:39The answer is no.

01:41Ops Pagar Laut is an initiative that the KDN has launched.

01:45It is now being carried out in all areas of our maritime borders.

01:50That's the standard.

01:52At the same time, the Police, Marines, and PGA.

01:55If we look at the video clips,

02:01we highlight, for example,

02:05the border in Rantau Panjang, Golok,

02:09involving 134 illegal bases.

02:14All of those have been closed.

02:19We have deployed a team from Perak to Omnipresence.

02:29This is important because the Golok River is close.

02:33Our borders with Thailand are very close.

02:37There are various forms of security threats here.

02:41Such as drug smuggling, firearms, foreign arrivals,

02:45necessities such as cooking oil,

02:48smugglers, smugglers, and so on.

02:50So now, we have closed illegal bases.

02:55We made that decision when I convened a meeting

02:58on the security of our borders

03:00with various agencies, including the Kelantanese Government.

03:03The Marine Police will continue to monitor the coastal areas

03:09with their HAT Batu Notika in control.

03:12So, I share this to show how we are in the highest level of preparedness,

03:20including during the holiday season,

03:22in terms of the security of our borders.

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