Counter Smuggling Unit

The Counter Smuggling Unit is a unit under the Ministry of Home Affairs, whose membership consists of various agencies. The main objective of UPP is to combat and prevent any smuggling activities along the 646.4 km international border between Malaysia and Thailand.
UPP consists of three main agencies:

Status upgrade

UPP was upgraded to become the Malaysian Border Security Agency in 2015.

Corruption

On 2 August 2018, former commander of the Counter Smuggling Unit Bukit Kayu Hitam section, Shahidan Ladin, was accused of corruption in the Sessions Court. He was indicted for taking bribes amounted to RM 4,500 in three charges. Shahidan pleaded not guilty to all three charges.