Nine Vietnamese fishermen nabbed for harvesting sea cucumbers in M’sian waters


PASIR PUTEH (Bernama): The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Kelantan arrested nine Vietnamese fishermen for encroaching into Malaysian waters to harvest sea cucumbers on Sunday (Sept 26).

Kelantan MMEA director Maritime Captain Syed Nor Adli Syed Ab Rahman said the suspects, aged 24 to 53, were detained at 54 and 56 nautical miles off Tok Bali, Kelantan at 5.07pm and 5.35pm, respectively.

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