Tawau MMEA foils undocumented boat skipper's dive to freedom


KOTA KINABALU: A boat skipper who jumped into the sea off Tawau to avoid arrest had his escape bid thwarted when maritime enforcement officials dived in and caught him.

The 32-year-old suspect, who turned out to be an undocumented Indonesian immigrant, was nabbed along with 12 others on the boat in an operation on Tuesday (Oct 3) morning.

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