Three Malaysians arrested for entering Singapore waters illegally


Joint drill on force boarding a hijacked boat held by the Malaysian Marine Police and the Singapore Police Coast Guard during the 9th Border Patrol Coordinating Group Meeting and Training Sail at the marine police headquarters in Batu Uban. - The Star

SINGAPORE: Three Malaysians on a sampan were arrested by Singapore’s Police Coast Guard for illegally entering the Republic’s north-western territorial waters, said the police on April 19.

The trio’s boat was sighted by patrolling coast guard officers on April 18 at about 2.05pm near Pulau Sarimbun, a small island within Singapore’s waters, said the police.

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