MMEA has capabilities on par with other enforcement agencies, says Home Minister


KOTA KINABALU: Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail has paid tribute to the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA), saying the agency has shown that it has capabilities on par with other enforcement agencies in the country.

The Home Minister said this after the MMEA, also known as the Malaysia Coast Guard, recorded 1,143 arrests for various offences through its operations for the whole of last year.

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