KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 28 -- Drug syndicates along the Malaysia-Thailand border have been caught smuggling contraband hidden in the rectums of livestock, the General Operations Force (GOF) has revealed.

GOF southeast brigade commander Ahmad Radzi Hussain told Berita Harian that the tactic, especially along the Kelantan border, is not new, with cows and pigs used to transport drugs such as marijuana and methamphetamine.

"These drugs are usually brought from countries in the Golden Triangle into Thailand, and syndicates then conceal them inside livestock to move them through the rat trails along the Kelantan border," he was quoted as saying.

Radzi said smugglers took advantage of enforcement officers' hesitancy to inspect livestock, particul...