Is it difficult to smuggle things into Malaysia? Not at all according to netizens

 

HOW hard is it for someone to smuggle stuff into Malaysia? Not at all for one netizen who showed in a post on X that the only barrier between Malaysia and Thailand was the Sungai Golok with a width of about 20 to 50 metres.

“That’s about two to three buses,” said Zac, adding that at the rear of the villagers’ homes, they even have a harbour to aid their crossing.

Hence it is no surprise that people are able to easily smuggle horse pills, drugs, rice and subsidised oil. 

“So it looks like this. Even my child can pass it using a bicycle,” said a netizen jokingly. With a couple of floats attached to the bicycle, we do believe it is possible.

However, there are many other means for one to pass over this insignificant obstacle to Thailand and that is obviously through boat.

According to another netizen, the fare to go over to the Golok River night market was just RM3.

Netizen Zack.De.La.Rongak further claimed that during the lockdown period, many Thai citizens went home by crossing the river. Back then, many Tom Yam shops were closed.

“They even have a dry season festival. The port of healing between two countries,” added Zac.

MengkuduMasam said one of his coursemate said he works full time as a smuggler for Siam rice and packet cooking oil. From Malaysia it is the packet cooking oil and from Thailand, it is the Siam rice.

“He waits at the Golok River to load and unload the stuff,” said Mengkudu Masam.

But is it easy for the government of Malaysia to enforce the law over the border? MrP claims it is difficult. 

“If the government wants to take over the land at the edge of the river, all these are within hundreds of km which our finance may not be able to handle,” said MrP.

Above all these statements, another netizen pointed out that the Golok River is the least of our problems. 

“All the focus is on Kelantan. Perak, Kedah and Perlis border Thailand and there are no obstacles being connected by land. This is easier for smuggling. The smugglers there are living peacefully,” said the netizen. —Focus Malaysia