Sneaky plan to smuggle alcohol foiled

Illegal items: MMEA personnel onboard the cargo boat with the suspects during an operation near Wallace Bay jetty, off Sebatik Island.

KOTA KINABALU: Smugglers tried to sneak in contraband alcohol by hiding the items underneath grocery supplies in Sabah’s east coast Tawau district.

However, the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) managed to thwart their attempt during an operation near Wallace Bay jetty, off Sebatik Island on Saturday.