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KOTA BHARU: The Kelantan police have acknowledged that many locals, including teenagers, are crossing illegally into Thailand during the weekend seeking entertainment. Kelantan Police Chief Datuk Mohd Yusoff Mamat said while the police aim to curb this activity, their authority is limited to arresting foreigners entering the country illegally under the Immigration Act. ‘Most of these youngsters travel to Thailand on Thursday evenings and return to Kelantan by Saturday,’ he told reporters, here today, adding that they would park their vehicles in Rantau Panjang and cross the Golok River to enter Thailand, rather than using the authorised Immigration, Customs, Quarantine and Security (ICQS) Complex route.
According to BERNAMA News Agency, Kelantan Police Chief Datuk Mohd Yusoff Mamat reported that his counterpart in Thailand confirmed a significant influx of young Malaysians crossing the border, especially on weekends, to visit nightclubs. These individuals often have to wait in ‘shifts’ to enter the entertain
ment venues. The trend of young people from Kelantan visiting nightclubs in Golok was recently discussed with Kelantan Menteri Besar Datuk Mohd Nassuruddin Daud. The local authorities are working to address the situation, although their jurisdiction limits their ability to act beyond Malaysian borders.
