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National Task Force (NTF) was border entrances. NTF is a coalition of
established on 6 May 2020 following 19 enforcement agencies and national
the Special Session of the National security forces aimed at curbing illegal
Security Council (MKN) No. 6 of 2020 immigration (PATI), cross-border
chaired by the YAB Prime Minister. crime and curbing the spread of the
An agreement was reached for the COVID-19 pandemic.
Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM) to be
responsible for enhancing security
monitoring and control at all national

The establishment of NTF outlined six (6) main objectives which includes:-

Prevention Detection Avoidance
to implement is to optimize the tracking system, is the

controlled tracker and information delivery coordination
enforcement network to identify PATI boats of operations
with all security
with the 6 agencies in
presence of NTF curbing the
team operating OBJECTIVES entry of illegal
NATIONAL TASK immigrants
24 hours
Expulsion FORCE Diversion
to provide asset to repel boats
assistance to Detention that bring illegal
the authorities include detaining and handing over immigrants to
and agencies the arrested illegal immigrants to the
involved in the relevant authorities for further action Malaysia
repatriation of
illegal immigrants
to their country

of origin

NTF also has the role of coordinating Among the agencies involved are OFFICIAL YEAR BOOK 202 3130
Integrated Operations known as Op ATM, Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM),
BENTENG which is coordinated by ATM Malaysian Maritime Enforcement
as the lead agency and it combines all Agency (APMM), Malaysian
national land and maritime enforcement Immigration Department (JIM), Royal
agencies through three main Malaysian Customs Department
components namely Land Component (JKDM), Malaysian Border Control
Commander (LCC), Maritime Component Agency (AKSEM) and other security
Commander (MCC) and Air Component agencies.
Commander (ACC).