KOTA BARU: The General Operations Force (GOF) has been instructed to intensify operations along the Kelantan-Thai border to prevent Thai nationals returning for Aidilfitri from using illegal routes.

Kelantan police chief Datuk Mohd Yusoff Mamat said the directive was issued after police noticed a significant increase in the entry of Thai nationals through three entry points in Kelantan over the past two days.

"I have been informed that the number of Thai nationals returning to their country in the past two days has reached nearly 10,000 per day," he said.

"These individuals have been using the three Immigration, Customs, Quarantine, and Security (ICQS) complexes in Rantau Panjang, Pengkalan Kubor, and Bukit Bunga.