TUMPAT, Nov 3 — The Southeast Brigade of the General Operations Force (GOF) recorded 1,493 cross-border crime cases between Jan 1 and Nov 1, with enforcement operations resulting in 1,733 arrests and seizures worth more than RM82.56 million.
Its commander Datuk Ahmad Radzi Hussain said the achievement demonstrated his personnel’s dedication and efficiency in carrying out enforcement duties aimed at safeguarding national security and sovereignty.
He said GOF had strengthened its intelligence capabilities and heightened personnel awareness of emerging threats, particularly the use of alternative routes and hidden locations by cross-border criminals seeking to evade detection.
“We cannot rely solely on conventional approaches or wait for threats to emerge before taking action. We must stay one step ahead by identifying changes in their patterns and modus operandi,” he told reporters after a handover of duties ceremony from the GOF 9th Battalion to the 7th Battalion for Ops Taring Wawasan Kelantan at the GOF Tactical Post in Pengkalan Kubor here yesterday.
