Four fish bombers nabbed

Reeling them in: The suspects being detained near Pulau Gaya in Sandakan.

KOTA KINABALU: One group gave authorities the slip while another was nabbed for using explosives to catch fish near Pulau Gaya and in waters off Sandakan respectively, in two separate cases here.

In the first case, four men ditched their catch weighing over 140kg after marine officials patrolling near Pulau Gaya saw two pump boats cruising without lights at about 6.35pm on Wednesday.