KUALA LUMPUR: Police have identified several members of the force believed to be corrupt, leading to widespread smuggling activities along the country’s border.
Inspector-General of Police Abdul Hamid Bador said investigations were being conducted and those involved would face disciplinary action if found guilty.
“We had a meeting with brigade commanders, commanding officers of the general operations force (PGA) and the marine police commanders last month.
“We found several weaknesses in the aspect of supervision and existing standard operating procedures (SOP).
“As such, we plan to improve on certain aspects of the SOP used by the Royal Malaysia Police in border patrolling,” he said when contacted by Bernama here today.
He said several proposals have been discussed and further action was being taken on the matter since last month.
Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Latheefa Koya today revealed that the commission had thousands of video clips on smuggling activities across the country’s borders since 2017, as a result of corrupt practices.
She said all the videos obtained by MACC had been handed over to the police for further action.
She regarded the commission’s success in obtaining the videos as a breakthrough in the anti-corruption exercise against smuggling.
The smuggled items include cooking oil, onions and retail goods, which are cheaper in Malaysia than in the neighbouring country. - FMT
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