KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Tonto syndicates are getting more brazen and are fixing Global Positioning System (GPS) devices on vehicles belonging to the Malaysian Border Security Agency (MBSA) to track the movements of enforcement personnel stationed at the nation's borders. Tonto syndicates are made up of individuals who trail enforcement officers to tip off wrongdoers. MBSA director-general Datuk Shaharuddin Abu Sohot said that three agency vehicles were detected with GPS devices placed on their rear bumpers earlier this year. "Indeed, the tonto syndicates will monitor enforcement personnel and we are investigating as to how the devices could be placed on the vehicles. "MBSA personnel have also been supplied with firearms should they face certain threats," he said.

Source: The Star May 12, 2019 13:07 UTC