Kelantan MMEA seizes items worth RM1.5mil, nabs five foreign fishermen


PASIR PUTEH: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) seized a fishing vessel and detained its skipper along with four Vietnamese crew members for illegally fishing in Malaysian waters last Monday.

Kelantan MMEA director maritime captain Syed Nor Adli Syed Abdul Rahman said the Vietnamese fishermen were detained by a team carrying out the Op Damai Khas Kuda Laut and Op Naga Barat patrol some 173 nautical miles southeast of the Tok Bali estuary at about 9.20 am.

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