The Kelantan branch of the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living plans to install its own closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras at petrol stations along the state's Malaysia-Thailand border area for monitoring purposes.
Kelantan is located in the north-eastern corner of the Peninsular Malaysia. It is an agrarian state with paddy fields, fishing villages and casuarina-lined beaches..
Kelantan director of the ministry Azman Ismail said that for a start, CCTV cameras will be installed at selected stations that are believed to be frequented by fuel smugglers. He said that this measure is aimed at preventing repeated fuel purchases that are suspected to be for smuggling purposes.
“Currently, the ministry's approach is to station enforcement officers at selected stations. Azman said that with the installation of these CCTV cameras, the ministry can monitor activities from the office and take action easily if smuggling occurs..
According to Azman, there are 46 petrol stations within a 20-km radius in the border districts where fuel smugglers were active.
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