Drug haul: Mohd Zawawi (centre) showing some of the syabu seized from the boat during a media conference at the MMEA Kedah and Perlis headquarters in Bukit Malut.
LANGKAWI: The Kedah and Perlis Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has thwarted an attempt to smuggle 56.5kg of syabu worth RM11.3mil after intercepting a foreign fishing boat 2.3 nautical miles north east of Tanjung Kemarong.
Its commander First Maritime Admiral Mohd Zawawi Abdullah said the seizure, which was the biggest this year, was conducted during Ops Eagle Eye based on intelligence and monitoring by the Langkawi Malaysian Maritime SEA Monitoring System at 1am on Friday.
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