MMEA: Sea robberies and piracy reduced to two cases per year

PUTRAJAYA: Since taking over the guarding of Malaysian coasts and territorial waters 11 years ago, the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has reduced piracy and sea robberies to a mere two cases per year.

Its director-general Adm Datuk Ahmad Puzi Ab Kahar said 38 cases were reported in the Straits of Malacca in 2004 but once the MMEA was formed the following year, only 10 cases occurred.