Terengganu Customs Department tightens security

The Terengganu Royal Malaysian Customs Department will continue tightening its security system at the airport to prevent the smuggling of prohibited goods here through air routes.

Its director Aidid Tajuddin said attention was given to various aspects including tighter surveillance and physical checks on suspicious passengers.

He said the department would also station uniformed and special tactical staff near the scanning machines.

"We are taking these measures to stop smuggling of prohibited items including drugs through domestic airports," he said.

"We do not want them to take advantage by using other routes especially state airports to bring in smuggled goods into the country," he told Bernama.

He said the initiative was taken after the department seized ketamine drugs weighing 10 kilogrammes worth about RM700,000 at the Sultan Mahmud Airport last Saturday.

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