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Authorities in Sarawak have dismantled a fuel smuggling operation following a coordinated raid by police and the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living in Miri, resulting in the seizure of 5,000 litres of diesel and two arrests.
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Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has sanctioned RM22 million in emergency funding to equip Malaysia's border enforcement agency following a shooting incident in Bukit Kayu Hitam. The decision reflects heightened concerns over cross-border security threats.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has greenlit a RM22 million budget for the Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency to acquire firearms and essential operational equipment, signalling heightened focus on the country's frontier security.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has approved RM22 million in funding to equip the Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS) with firearms and protective gear, following a security incident involving one of the agency's commanders in February.
Malaysian authorities have arrested nine foreign nationals of different nationalities in Pengkalan Kubor, Kelantan, on suspicion of orchestrating online fraud schemes targeting victims across the region.
Authorities have detained one suspect in connection with a kidnapping in Kelantan where two men were abducted as collateral on June 6 and smuggled to Thailand. A second perpetrator remains at large.
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Two Malaysian military personnel have been charged in Alor Setar with smuggling three Myanmar migrants through the Bukit Kayu Hitam border, highlighting ongoing security vulnerabilities at critical entry points.
The General Operations Force has confiscated 8,800 pieces of batik cloth valued at RM1.76 million from an illegal jetty in Tumpat, Kelantan, uncovering what appears to be a significant smuggling network.
Authorities in Alor Star have arrested a private higher education student caught attempting to transport 14.63kg of cannabis buds valued at RM1.17 million from a neighbouring country.