Anwar: Malaysia needs better tech to counter increasingly sophisticated drug smuggling

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 3 — The increasingly sophisticated methods used in drug smuggling require more advanced detection technology at the country’s entry points to ensure that syndicate activities do not escape the attention of the authorities, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

He said reliance on existing scanning machines at airports was no longer sufficient as the technology was developed to detect weapons and explosives, rather than prohibited substances such as drugs concealed using more complex methods.

In this regard, he said new analytical facilities were being put in place to enhance drug detection capabilities.

“The facilities currently available are based on old technology, while smuggling methods have become more sophisticated and, at times, drugs concealed on the body cannot be detected. That is true.

“That is why new analytical facilities are now being provided to detect drugs, in addition to the K9 (Detection Dog Unit). Sometimes, the presence of these dogs also poses an issue for some passengers. This new facility has been acquired, but for now, it is only available at KLIA (Kuala Lumpur International Airport),” he said during the Ministers’ Question Time session in the Dewan Rakyat today. — Bernama

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吉隆坡，11月3日讯——首相拿督斯里安华·易卜拉欣表示，毒品走私手段日益复杂，需要在国家入境口岸配备更先进的检测技术，以确保犯罪集团的活动不会逃过当局的注意。

他表示，由于技术发展是为了检测武器和爆炸物，而不是检测使用更复杂方法隐藏的违禁物质（例如毒品），因此仅依靠机场现有的扫描机器已经不够了。

他表示，正在建设新的分析设施，以提高毒品检测能力。

“目前可用的设施基于老旧技术，而走私方法却变得越来越复杂，有时藏在身上的毒品根本无法被发现。这是事实。”

“因此，除了缉毒犬队之外，我们现在还配备了新的毒品检测分析设备。有时，这些缉毒犬的出现也会给一些乘客带来困扰。这套新设备已经购置完毕，但目前仅在吉隆坡国际机场（KLIA）投入使用。”他今天在国会下议院部长质询环节上说道。——马新社

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