PUTRAJAYA: As the country’s first line of defence against smuggling, corruption and cross-border crime, the Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS) scored huge success last year, making seizures worth over RM82mil in coordinated raids and enforcement operations. AKPS director-general Datuk Seri Shuhaily Mohd Zain said the seizures included RM20.2mil worth of drugs and RM59.9mil in agricultural and controlled products. He said the operations will begin in December this year, but AKPS personnel will be stationed at the RTS two months earlier. Shuhaily said AKPS officers were operating under immense pressure, facing manpower shortages, limited assets and heigh­tened public expectations to balance border security with smooth traveller and trade facilitation. He said to date, 39 enforcement personnel had been arrested or subjected to disciplinary action following investigations into corruption-linked activities such as passport counter-setting and faci­litation of illegal entry.

Source: The Star February 04, 2026 01:05 UTC