Smugglers nabbed after high-speed chase in Lahad Datu waters


KOTA KINABALU: Enforcement authorities here apprehended two smugglers while several others managed to escape following a high-speed boat chase in Sabah’s east coast Lahad Datu district. Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) personnel made the arrest after stopping four boats which were en route to a neighbouring country.

All four boats were found to be carrying controlled items such as subsidised cooking oil and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) worth more than RM174,000.

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