MMEA nabs fish farm workers near Pulau Jerejak

GEORGE TOWN: Two fish farm workers near Pulau Jerejak here have been arrested by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) over an apparent breach of the Fisheries Act 1985.

Penang MMEA director Kapt Abd Razak Mohamed said the suspects, a 31-year-old male Nepali national and a 40-year-old local man, were detained during a routine Ops Pertiwi patrol by the agency's enforcement team.