Fish bombers flee after catching sight of MMEA patrol


Some of the suspected bombed fished recovered by MMEA.

KOTA KINABALU: Four fishermen, suspected of using fish bombs, dived off their boat and swam to shore to evade capture by a Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) patrol in the waters off Pulau Gaya here on Tuesday (Feb 2) evening.

Though they escaped, MMEA managed to seize their pump boat and recovered some 200kg of suspected bombed fish as well as various pieces of fish bombing equipment.

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