SEGAMAT: The Malaysia Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS) has successfully re-exported 436 containers of electronic waste (e-waste) to the countries of origin through the first two phases of operations this year.
The agency said the operations were conducted in collaboration with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, Department of Environment, police and port authorities.
“Another 578 containers are scheduled to be sent out in stages beginning this October,” it said in a statement yesterday.
AKPS is targeting the re-export of all 1,259 e-waste containers from Malaysia by the end of 2026.
Meanwhile, AKPS director-general Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain said the agency recorded seizures worth RM265.89mil in 2026, about three times the value recorded in the previous year, Bernama reported.
He said e-waste and drugs were among the main contributors to the total value of seizures and leakages intercepted by AKPS this year.
He was speaking at a press conference after the closing ceremony of the AKPS Basic Training Course for Pioneer Officers Series 1/2026.
On drug smuggling trends, Comm Mohd Shuhaily said stringent controls through targeted screening at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport had helped curb repeated attempts to smuggle drugs.
“Enforcement at KLIA Terminals 1 and 2 sees almost daily arrests involving attempts to smuggle cannabis flowers, mostly masterminded by foreigners,” he said.
