Boat attempting to smuggle controlled items seized, two arrested


KOTA KINABALU: An Indonesian cargo boat carrying controlled items without a permit has been seized in waters off Tawau on Thursday (Feb 13).

Tawau zone Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) corporate communications unit, in a statement, said two men, without documents and believed to be from the neighbouring country, were detained.

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 MMEA , Tawau , Smuggle , Foreigners , Arrest

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