Undocumented foreigners caught by MMEA patrol unit near Tanjung Rhu


MELAKA: Nine undocumented foreigners from Indonesia were apprehended by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) near Tanjung Rhu coastline in Selangor while attempting to illegally enter the country.

MMEA's Melaka and Negri Sembilan director Capt (Maritime) Iskandar Ishak said the suspicious movement of a boat was detected through the Malaysian Maritime Sea Surveillance System (Swasla) before the MMEA's patrol vessel intercepted and detained all the foreigners at 1am on Wednesday (Oct 18).

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