JOHOR BARU: Two people drowned and 19 are missing after a boat carrying some 80 illegal immigrants collided with a Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) vessel in Tanjung Piai waters and capsized.
The MMEA was in the midst of conducting an operation to nab illegals when the incident occurred around 1.33am Tuesday.
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