GEORGE TOWN: Fourteen Thai citizens on a local fishing vessel were detained by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) on Tuesday (Oct 19).
Penang MMEA director Capt Abd Razak Mohamed said the boat was stopped about 10.4 nautical miles south-west off Mukah Head here during an operation codenamed Ops Benteng Laut at 1.19pm.
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