GEORGE TOWN: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) seized a local fishing boat about 7.3 nautical miles south-east of Pulau Rimau here on Friday (Feb 12).
State MMEA director Capt Abd Razak Mohamed said the boat, with three Rohingya crewmen, was stopped during an operation code-named Ops Benteng Laut and Ops Pertiwi at about 6.30pm.
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