THE recent detention of an enforcement officer at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Terminal 1 on suspicion of counter setting has renewed public scrutiny over this clandestine practice where individuals are allowed to bypass formal immigration procedures.
The act of counter setting, which involves corruption at borders, is a well-recognised enabler of both human trafficking and migrant smuggling.
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