Malaysia Discourses To Build A 45 Km Wall Near Thailand, Prevent TIP And Drugs Flow

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JAKARTA - The Malaysian Police view that the permanent walls or fences along the Malaysia-Thailand border can suppress the flow of criminal acts of trafficking in persons or TIPs and drug smuggling.

Kelantan Police Chief Mohd Yusoff Mamat. said the 45 kilometer (km) border span in the Kelantan area was still too open, so comprehensive law enforcement was a challenge.

"For the whole span, we only have eight control posts. Of course, there are still many gaps that smugglers continue to exploit," he told reporters at a press conference held in conjunction with the 2025 Case Eradication event of the Ministry of Criminal Investigation of Narcotics Kelantan (NCID) at the headquarters of the Kelantan state police, today, quoted from Bernama.

"In my opinion, only the construction of a complete border wall can effectively overcome this problem," he continued.

Yusoff added that the proposal to build the wall had been submitted to the relevant authorities some time ago.

He also noted that there was a shift in the trend of drug trafficking in Kelantan, where smugglers now prefer to carry fewer drugs than the largest shipment ever.

This change, he continued, was due to increased law enforcement and restrictions on cross-border movement through illegal entry points along the Golok River.

Previously, we carried out large confiscations. Now, smugglers are more careful and smuggle less drugs. However, the Jaba pill remains the most popular drug in the state," he said.