MMEA foils bid to smuggle clove cigs

Seized vessel: Saiful Lizan (second from left) showing off the modified boat used by the smugglers accompanied by MMEA servicemen during a press conference in Tanjung Gabang, Selangor. — Bernama

SEREMBAN: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has foiled an attempt to smuggle 4.8 million clove cigarettes of various brands into the country, says its acting director-general Rear Admiral (M) Datuk Saiful Lizan Ibrahim.

Saiful Lizan said his officers also seized a six 200hp engine “bot pancung” (modified boat) during the operation codenamed Ops Pagar Laut in Tanjung Gabang waters, off Selangor, at around 10.20pm on Tuesday.