25 fishermen held in Kuala Kedah anti-drug operation


ALOR SETAR: A total of 25 local fishermen suspected to be drug addicts were arrested in an integrated operation by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) in Kuala Kedah waters on Wednesday (Oct 4) morning.

Kuala Kedah Maritime Zone director Noor Azreyanti Ishak said the suspects, aged between 20 and 50 years old, were arrested on their fishing boats and at the fishing pier.

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