KUALA LUMPUR: Constant vigilance and action have led to the dismantling of 134 illegal ports along Rantau Panjang in Kelantan, says Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail (pic).
“They have been closed. We have also deployed a Perak team from GOF so that there is a constant presence of enforcement officers there,” he said, referring to the General Operations Force.
“This is important due to the many threats to safety such as the smuggling of drugs, firearms and daily goods. There are also other problems such as illegal foreigners,” he told reporters after attending the 218th Police Day celebrations here.
He said that festive seasons were usually a period of time when crimes take place.
“The criminals think that enforcement will be eased off during the period. But the answer is no.”
For example, he said Ops Pagar Laut is being conducted now at all maritime borders.
Saifuddin Nasution said the police force must evolve to keep up with the trends in crime cases.
“That is why we are constantly improving in terms of training modules as crime takes on many facets.
“We cannot just use old training modules as the police force is not a static entity but a dynamic one,” he said.
Saifuddin Nasution pointed out that Malaysia was in 10th place in the 2024 Global Peace Index.
The index, which is produced by the Sydney-based Institute for Economics and Peace, ranks 163 states and territories according to their level of peacefulness, covering 99.7% of the global population.
“When we talk about peace, surely that is a measuring stick,” he said.
Within Asia Pacific, Saifuddin Nasution said that Malaysia is third after Singapore and New Zealand.
On the upcoming Hari Raya period, he said around 6,800 policemen and officers would be on duty from March 29 until April 3.
Besides ensuring that motorists are abiding by traffic rules, he said the police would be there so that people who are on the road would have a smooth experience.
