KUALA TERENGGANU: Eighteen Vietnamese fishermen were detained for fishing illegally in Malaysian waters in an integrated operation here aimed at checking intrusions by foreign fishermen, smuggling and piracy.
Director of Operasi Samudera Gagah Hamid Yasin said the fishermen, aged between 20 and 40, were rounded up about 60 nautical miles off the coast.
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