LAHAD DATU – The Armed Forces’ security surveillance from Felda Sahabat to Tambisan, Tungku near here has been intensified with the usage of drones.
Commander of the 13th Infantry Brigade Brigadier General Abdul Razak Hussain said two drone teams have been tasked with strengthening surveillance in Ops Pasir Pesisir Pantai and Ops Cegah Pati Daratan throughout the area.
“The drone teams are assigned to keep an eye on far and inaccessible trails, including in the mangrove forest. They have been assisting operations currently carried out together with the Eastern Sabah Security Command,” he said today.
Abdul Razak said this was to ensure no smuggling activities, illegal entries, and cross-border crimes happened in the area.
He said Ops Pasir Pesisir Pantai was launched following Ops Daulat in 2013, covering Felda Sahabat to Tambisan, with eight posts set up so far.
He also said the setting up of OCP Daratan was coordinated by ESSCom to beef up surveillance and security, besides enhancing checks and profiling of existing residential areas, in a bid to address illegal immigrant issues.
OCP Daratan from Felda Sahabat until Tambisan is an integrated patrol by ATM, the General Operations Force, People’s Volunteer Corps, and Felda auxiliary police in hotspot areas. – Bernama, December 15, 2020
