MMEA On High Alert, Strengthens Fleet To Tackle Sea Drug Smuggling
MMEA Director-General Admiral Datuk Mohd Rosli Abdullah said the agency remains on high alert and will continue to enhance maritime surveillance and enforcement to prevent drug syndicates from exploiting national waters.
'MMEA will not compromise on any attempt to smuggle drugs into the country via sea. Every inch of our maritime borders is our responsibility,' he said in a statement today.
He acknowledged that Malaysia's waters remain a prime target for international drug syndicates, which use sea routes as their 'safe passage' into the country.
He made the statement following Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail's disclosure yesterday that the majority of drug supplies entering Malaysia come through maritime routes.
From 2020 to June 2025, MMEA recorded 117 drug-related seizures nationwide, valued at nearly RM200 million.
'These are not small figures and every seizure saves thousands of lives from drug addiction. We will continue to intensify operations and intelligence work with other enforcement agencies to address this issue,' he said.
To boost enforcement capabilities, MMEA has deployed the KM Tun Fatimah patrol vessel in the South China Sea and stationed new-generation patrol boats at hotspot areas.
The agency is also expecting the Ex-USCG Cutter Steadfast patrol ship in November, an AW189 helicopter in 2026 and a Multi-Purpose Mission Ship (MPMS) from Turkiye in 2027.
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