KOTA BARU: The General Operations Force (GOF) on the Kelantan-Thai border has been put on high alert.
GOF Southeast Brigade commander Senior Assistant Commissioner Sheik Azhar Sheik Omar said this is to prevent "unwanted elements" from infiltrating into or leaving the country.
The GOF would continue to use armoured fighting vehicles for surveillance, he said.
"I directed GOF members to increase operations ever since the bomb attack and gunfire in Narathiwat, southern Thailand."
Sheik Azhar said the brigade guarded a 59km stretch of the border from Pos Ibrahim Pencen to Pulau Tengkorak.
Kelantan police chief Datuk Muhamad Zaki Harun said yesterday all 10 district police headquarters, 57 police stations and 27 police posts have been told to enhance security.
The measures include brighter lights to facilitate monitoring and to ensure the safety of police housing complexes.