MMEA seizes RM160,000 worth of drugs in Tanjung Piai waters


Johor Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) director First Admiral (Maritime) Aminuddin Abdul Rashid (third from right) showing the two packets of syabu worth RM160,000 confiscated during the Ops Benteng operation at Tanjung Piai, Pontian.

JOHOR BARU: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has seized RM160,000 worth of drugs from a man impersonating as a fisherman in Tanjung Piai waters.

Johor MMEA director First Admiral (Maritime) Aminuddin Abdul Rashid said that the 38-year-old local suspect attempted to smuggle out 3.2kg of drugs, believed to be syabu, from Pendas near Gelang Patah to Pulau Nipah in Indonesia.

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Fishermen , Drugs , Crime , MMEA , Trafficking

   

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