What we need to protect our borders better

Busy crossing: Complicating efforts to detect smuggling is congestion at popular border points like the Customs, Immigration and Quarantine complex in Johor Baru where thousands of daily commuters to Singapore pass through. — Filepic

MALAYSIA’S national security depends not only on its armed forces and other enforcement agencies but also on how effectively the country protects its airports, ports, coastlines and land borders.

Recent drug-smuggling cases have shown that criminal networks are becoming more organised, mobil, and creative.