Malaysia and Indonesia Customs launch joint border checks to tighten controls, curb smuggling
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TAWAU, August 4 — The Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM), through a joint operation with the Directorate General of Customs and Excise of Indonesia, is tightening border...
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Sabah JKDM director Ahmad Taufik Sulaiman said that 120 inspections have been conducted around the state since the Joint Task Force (JTF) operation began on July 13.
“We share intelligence with the Indonesian Customs, and they conduct inspections in their waters to tackle this smuggling activity,” he said at a press conference here today.
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