PASIR MAS: Police have deployed a Commando V150 armoured fighting vehicle to boost surveillance and patrols along the Malaysia-Thailand border following a bomb explosion and gunfire in Pasemas district, Narathiwat province.
Kelantan police chief Comm Datuk Muhamad Zaki Harun said the asset belonging to the General Operations Force began patrolling on Thursday in and around Pos Ular, Pos Pisau Raut, Pos Naga Ibu and Kuala Jambu in Tumpat, with a team consisting of one officer and 13 personnel.
“The deployment of this vehicle clearly shows that the police remain vigilant of any incident occurring at the border,” he told reporters after the Hari Raya Aidilfitri gathering at the Pasir Mas district police headquarters here, Bernama reported.
Comm Muhamad Zaki also said they have not yet received any formal requests from Thai police for information regarding the registration number of the vehicle involved in the bomb blast incident.
In the incident at 12.05am on April 29, four Thai security personnel were injured when they were hit by an explosion from a bomb believed to have been placed by criminals in Kampung Pasemas, Sungai Golok.
Sungai Golok district police chief Col Jadsadavit Inprapan reportedly said that initial investigations found a white sedan vehicle with a foreign number plate at the scene.
