Customs Dept mulls getting seven more drones for border surveillance 02 May 2021 / 08:40 H. Pix for representational purpose only.
PORT KLANG: The Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) plans to have seven more drones for use to carry out border surveillance, especially to identify illegal jetties used by smugglers.
Kelantan Customs Department Senior Assistant Director Md Erwan Sahran Isa, however, declined to elaborate, saying that the matter was being discussed by the department’s top management.
He said the additional drones would be stationed, especially at the borders of Perlis, Kedah, Johor, as well as Sabah and Sarawak.
“The drones will further facilitate the task and surveillance by the authorities of the country’s border areas. For the Customs Department, the drone is used as the ‘first target’ (to identify any suspicious activities) before action is taken on arrival at the location,“ he told Bernama during a demonstration on the use of drones by th