Kelantan police chief Yusoff Mamat said police would arrest Malaysians who do not use the Rantau Panjang immigration, customs, quarantine and security (ICQS) complex to enter Thailand.
Police will be taking action under Section 5 (2) of the Immigration Act 1959/63 for using ungazetted routes.
Yusoff said security controls along the Malaysia-Thailand border will be boosted and tightened, adding that Thai nationals entering Malaysia illegally will also be arrested.
“I have instructed all police officers and personnel, including the General Operations Force, to arrest Malaysians going to and coming from Thailand through illegal routes.
“I would like to remind all Malaysians wishing to enter neighbouring countries illegally that we will arrest them.
“All this while they thought it was not a problem to enter Thailand illegally,” he told repiorters at the Kelantan contingent police headquarters here today.
He said the police action will help curb rampant smuggling.
“They tend to smuggle drugs, pistols and raw materials through these illegal routes and cross freely between Malaysia and Thailand.
“If they use the ICQS, the authorities can inspect vehicles and control smuggling,” he said.
On school students from both countries crossing the border illegally, Yusoff said they too would need to enter legally through the ICQS, adding that the matter had been discussed by the state planning committee.
“We know a lot of students in Malaysia study in ‘pondok’ schools in Thailand and there are Thai students studying in ‘pondok’ schools in Malaysia.
“I will discuss this issue with the state government, but an offence is still an offence,” he said. - FMT
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