Prisons Dept teams up with Mosti to counter drone smuggling threat


KUALA LUMPUR: The Prisons Department has forged a strategic partnership with the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (Mosti) to address the growing threat of drone intrusions aimed at smuggling prohibited items into prisons.

In a statement on Saturday (Aug 11), Prisons Department Commissioner-General Datuk Seri Nordin Muhamad said an Anti-Drone System and locally developed interception equipment have been deployed and are being expanded across all prison institutions.

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