GEORGE TOWN, Feb. 15 -- The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) will be enhancing its maritime surveillance in real time by expanding the installation of Maritime Surveillance System (SWASLA) in strategic areas, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.
He said there are currently two operational SWASLA zones, one in Lumut to monitor the Straits of Malacca and another in Sabah to oversee the state's west coast.
He said the SWASLA system will be installed at hotspots for maritime crimes such as drug smuggling, migrant trafficking, and the smuggling of taxable goods.
"We will be expanding the installation of this system to the waters of Sarawak and the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia to monitor all types of boat o...