MMEA arrests five Indonesian fishermen for encroachment


GEORGE TOWN: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has arrested five Indonesian fishermen who were found to have encroached into a Malaysian fishing zone on Monday (March 22).

Penang Maritime director Capt Abd Razak Mohamed (pic) said the men were detained after their fishing boat was detected by the patrol boat KM Burau during a routine operation.

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