Marine police's radar-based vessel tracking system getting a RM100mil upgrade


Bukit Aman Marine Operations Force commander Senior Asst Comm Mohd Yusoff Mamat (second left) witnessing the Marine Police Region 2 commander duties handing over ceremony between the outgoing ACP Abdul Rahman Mohamed (left) and incoming ACP Muhd Zailaini Abdullah (right) at the Marine Police Headquarters, Johor Baru on Wednesday (July 15). -Starpic

JOHOR BARU: An upcoming upgrade to the marine police's Malaysian Sea Vessel Tracking System (Swasla) will aid patrols of the country’s borders and reduce smuggling.

Bukit Aman Marine Operations Force commander Senior Asst Comm Mohd Yusoff Mamat said that the government had approved the RM100mil allocation for the radar upgrading works, expected to be completed by end of this year.

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