In her latest column, theSun Executive Editor Azura Abas urges Malaysians to exercise common sense and personal responsibility to avoid being exploited as international drug mules.

AH, the airport K9 unit. If your social media feed looks anything like mine lately, you have probably seen those viral clips of airport K9 units looking like absolute bosses – those four-legged professionals who arrive at work looking considerably more focused than most of us on Monday mornings. No drama, no office politics and no endless meetings. Just nose to the ground, tail doing its thing and a very serious message from the human handler: Go find trouble.

And increasingly, we are seeing them doing exactly that – sniffing out drugs and other contraband at our airports.