Border control DG warns ‘traitors’ for allowing foreigners to slip in


BUKIT KAYU HITAM: Border Control and Protection Agency director-general, Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain, has issued a stern warning to those he described as ‘traitors’ who allow foreigners to slip into the country.

He said the agency has yet to identify those involved in the matter, but has issued a strong warning to his officers not to commit such acts of betrayal.

"Do not let me find out that this is happening due to acts of betrayal, as I have warned before… if it still happens, it seems I will have to come here more often to identify who the ‘traitors' are,” he told reporters, here, on Wednesday (April 1).

He said this when asked about public concerns over the entry of foreigners into the country through the Bukit Kayu Hitam border.

Earlier, he attended the handover-of-duty ceremony for the Border Control and Protection Agency Bukit Kayu Hitam commander, between SAC Mohd Nasaruddin M Nasir and SAC Fauzi Mohd Yusuf.

Mohd Nasaruddin, from Kota Bharu, Kelantan, who served as Bukit Kayu Hitam commander from Jan 10, 2025 to March 31, 2026, will assume the post of deputy director-general (Operations) at the Border Control and Protection Agency headquarters, while Fauzi, from Taiping, Perak, previously with Bukit Aman’s D3 division, reported for duty as the new AKPS Bukit Kayu Hitam commander, on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, Mohd Shuhaily said that the agency will tighten border controls to curb the smuggling of subsidised goods, following the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

"We will work with the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry, and carry out joint enforcement on this issue,” he said. - Bernama

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