Quick call helped Lahad Datu MMEA nab men using explosives to catch fish

By DURIE RAINER FONG

MMEA personnel with the four suspects at the Lahad Datu base.

KOTA KINABALU: A public tip-off led to the arrest of four men who were caught catching fish using explosives in Sabah’s east coast Lahad Datu district.

A call was made to the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) at about 1.40am on Thursday (Nov 16) after explosions were heard off Bangingod beach.

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Fish Bombing , Explosives , Lahad Datu , Caught , Public Tip-Off

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