KUALA LUMPUR: Several weaknesses in enforcement and inspection along the 640km Malaysia-Thailand border have been identified as factors for the increase in smuggling activities, said Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department deputy director (Intelligence/ Operations) Datuk Mazlan Mansor.
Police intelligence, he said, found that inspections along the Malaysia-Thailand border area were carried out at random, allowing criminals to smuggle firearms into the country easily.
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