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PDRM Deploys Over 300 Personnel To Curb Diesel Smuggling Along Borders – IGP

PDRM Deploys Over 300 Personnel To Curb Diesel Smuggling Along Borders - IGP

KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 — The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) has deployed over 300 personnel to border-area petrol stations to proactively prevent diesel smuggling and misuse. ​Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Mohd Khalid Ismail said this follows the government’s announcement of a new subsidised diesel price for locals, set at RM2.10 per litre from […]

Police reveal Tak Bai is now the starting point for a new smuggling route

KOTA BHARU: Police have detected a smuggling syndicate that is now increasingly using river and coastal routes from Tak Bai, Thailand, including waterways in the Tumpat area that can reach the Kelantan River. Kelantan Police Chief Datuk Mohd Yusoff Mamat said the change in the modus operandi was detected especially this year when syndicates used sea and coastal routes more. He said the syndicate used routes through rivers in Tumpat and island areas including around Pulau Tok Kong. "This year we have seen a significant change in modus operandi. Now syndicate groups are using sea and coastal routes more." "They enter through the rivers in Tumpat and the islands around the area. Many river routes in the area can reach the Kelantan River," he said recently. He said the syndicate also used the coastal route from Tak Bai before entering the Kuala Besar, Semerak, Pengkalan Chepa and Pantai Sabak areas, with some even moving as far as Besut, Terengganu. Mohd Yusoff said the use of the route was proven through several drug arrests carried out by the police in the coastal area previously. "We have made drug arrests in Pantai Sabak and Semerak with the seizure of more than 100 kilograms of syabu brought in by boat," he said. Commenting on the illegal bases on the Malaysia-Thailand border, he said 91 illegal bases built on government land had been demolished so far. He said there were still about four or five more illegal bases on private land and the matter was still being dealt with by local authorities. Mohd Yusoff said that so far all illegal bases that have been identified on government land have been demolished. He said the existence of the illegal base on the Thai side was an issue that fell under that country's jurisdiction. Mohd Yusof said the structures in the neighbouring country, including facilities such as stairs and walls, had existed for a long time, but the actions of the Malaysian authorities were focused on the illegal bases within the country. Security control along the Kelantan-Thailand border covers a distance of approximately 163 kilometres (km), with 91km of it covering the waters of Sungai Golok. The monitoring spans several major districts including Tumpat, Rantau Panjang (Pasir Mas), Tanah Merah, and Jeli. Previously, the ban on illegal border crossings via illegal bases or jetties along the Malaysia-Thailand border (especially in the Sungai Golok area) had been in effect since Dec 1, 2024. -- BERNAMA

KOTA BHARU: Police have detected a smuggling syndicate that is now increasingly using river and coastal routes from Tak Bai, Thailand, including waterways in the Tumpat area that can reach the Kelantan River. Kelantan Police Chief Datuk Mohd Yusoff Mamat said the change in the modus operandi was detected especially this year when syndicates used […]

GOF Arrests Three Thai Men For Attempting To Smuggle Petrol, Diesel Into Thailand

KANGAR -- The General Operations Force (GOF) detained three Thai men who were attempting to smuggle petrol and diesel into Thailand using modified vehicle tanks on Jalan Kangar-Padang Besar, near the Padang Besar Immigration, Customs, Quarantine, and Security Complex (ICQS) yesterday. Its Northern Brigade Commander, SAC Balveer Singh a/l Mahindar Singh said the police arrested the men, aged between 22 and 45, after inspecting three suspicious-looking pickup trucks during ‘Op Taring Bravo 1’ at 9 am. "As a result of the inspection, it was found that there was a quantity of liquid suspected to be petrol and diesel, in the modified tanks of each vehicle believed to be for smuggling petrol and diesel into Thailand," he said in a statement tonight. He said the total amount of petrol and diesel seized amounted to 410 litres, estimated to be worth RM 2,015.70, and the three vehicle drivers were believed to be actively involved in smuggling due to high demand in neighbouring country, with the total seizure amounting to RM 217,015.70 including the vehicles. "This (smuggling attempt) was due to the lower prices and the reduced stock of petrol and diesel in Thailand as a result of the ongoing global geopolitical crisis," he said, adding that the case is being investigated under Section 21 of the Supply Control Act 1961 read together with Section 8(4)(a) (Act 122). He also said that the Perlis Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department (JSPT) also issued summonses to each of the foreign drivers for modifying the vehicle. He added that the operation was carried out by the Royal Malaysia Police through GOF Northern Brigade headquarters’ Risk Branch, in collaboration with the Perlis branch of the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living (KPDN) and the Perlis JSPT.

KANGAR — The General Operations Force (GOF) detained three Thai men who were attempting to smuggle petrol and diesel into Thailand using modified vehicle tanks on Jalan Kangar-Padang Besar, near the Padang Besar Immigration, Customs, Quarantine, and Security Complex (ICQS) yesterday. Its Northern Brigade Commander, SAC Balveer Singh a/l Mahindar Singh said the police arrested […]