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(b) may be broken open by the order of any senior officer
of customs to facilitate such examination and search:

Provided that any person in charge, or in possession of such
box, chest, package or other article shall be afforded every reasonable
facility for being present at such breaking open, examination or
search.

(8) Any police officer or any officer of customs may stop and
search any conveyance which he has reasonable ground for believing
to be used for the carriage of any dangerous drug in contravention
of this Act.

(9) Any person landing or being about to land or having recently
landed from any ship, or leaving any ship in the waters of Malaysia,
whether for the purpose of landing or otherwise, or entering or
having recently entered Malaysia by land, air or water, or being
about to leave Malaysia by land, air or water shall—
(a) on demand by any officer of customs, either permit his
person and goods and baggage to be searched by such
officer or, together with such goods and baggage,
accompany such officer to a police station or a customs
office, and there permit his person, goods and baggage
to be searched by any officer of customs in the presence
and under the supervision of a senior officer of customs;
(b) on demand by any senior officer of customs, permit his
person and goods and baggage to be searched by him or
by some other officer of customs in his presence and
under his supervision:

Provided that the goods of any person who claims to be present
when these are searched shall not be searched except in his presence
and provided that no female shall be searched except by a female.

Power to intercept communication

27A. (1) Notwithstanding any other written law, the Public
Prosecutor, if he considers that it is likely to contain any information
relating to the commission of an offence against this Act or to an
act preparatory to or for the purpose of committing an offence
against this Act, may, on the application of a police officer not