Vietnamese vessel caught with RM200,000 worth of illegal catch off Miri

Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency in Miri seized some RM 200,000 worth of fish from this Vietnamese vessel caught illegally fishing offshore Miri. - Agency pic

MIRI: The Maritime Enforcement Agency has seized a Vietnamese fishing vessel and its catch worth RM200,000 off northern Sarawak.

The vessel was seized after it was found to have trespassed into Malaysian waters off Sarawak to conduct illegal fishing activities, MMEA Miri chief Mohd Fauzi Othman said on Thursday (Aug 16).