Joint Malaysia—Australia op effective in crippling drug rings

Capt Abdul Razak (seated third from left) and Blackman (seated fourth from right) posing with Teluk Kumbar fishermen showing the safety equipment they received at the Special Operation RedBack XVII programme. — LIM BENG TATT/The Star

THE Redback Special Operation jointly undertaken by Malaysia and Australia to guard the waters has proven to be effective in curbing drug syndicates, said Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Penang director Capt Abdul Razak Mohamed.

He said the enforcement of the nations’ waters by both MMEA and Australian Border Force (ABF) had seen several successes over the years in crippling drug syndicates with seizures of a few tonnes of drugs worth millions of ringgit.