Penang MMEA disposes of six seized fishing boats, equipment worth RM192,000

GEORGE TOWN: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has disposed of six seized foreign and local fishing boats and fishing equipment worth RM192,000 in connection with various offences at Limbongan Batu Maung near here on Wednesday (Dec 28).

Penang MMEA director Maritime Captain Abd Razak Mohamed said approval for the disposal had been obtained from the courts involving five Indonesian fishing boats, a local fibreglass fishing boat, 492 sets of 'bubu naga' fish traps and two units of modified nets (pukat lohong).