JOHOR BARU: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) was given a special award of appreciation from Indonesia's Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla) for helping to confiscate crude oil worth US$305mil (RM1.3bil) during a joint operation.
MMEA Enforcement and Coordination Division director Rear Admiral Aminuddin Abdul Rashid said the incident occurred on July 7 at 7.30am when Bakamla detected suspicious activity between two vessels near North Natuna waters.
