MMEA personnel aboard the cargo boat with the suspects.
KOTA KINABALU: Would-be smugglers tried to sneak contraband alcohol into the country by hiding it under groceries in Sabah’s east coast Tawau district.
However, the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) managed to thwart their attempt near Wallace Bay jetty, off Sebatik Island, on Saturday (Nov 4).
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