Kudat MMEA seizes fish bombs in sampan near Pulau Banggi


KOTA KINABALU: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has seized an abandoned sampan with seven fish bombs in Sabah's northern waters near Pulau Banggi off Kudat.

Two suspects abandoned the boat and dived into the sea before swimming towards a swamp at the island to escape MMEA personnel patrolling the area.

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