Kudat MMEA detains two Filipinos for ferrying controlled items without permit

KOTA KINABALU: Two Filipinos were detained by the Kudat Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) for ferrying controlled goods on board a fishing boat without a valid permit in Kudat waters.

Among the items confiscated were 12 drums of petrol estimated to be around 300 litres, two boxes of packet cooking oil, and 10 gas tanks weighing 16kg each, said Kudat MMEA director Maritime Commander Maurice Grenville Abeyeratne.