Kudat MMEA seizes 44 drums of petrol from abandoned pump boats


The pump boats with the drums containing petrol.

KOTA KINABALU: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) managed to thwart an attempt to smuggle fuel out of the country after seizing 44 drums containing petrol off of Sabah’s northern Kudat district.

An MMEA vessel was patrolling the seas when they received information about three pump boats off Tanjung Pegasan at about 5.30am on Saturday (Jan 20).

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MMEA , Smuggling , Kudat , Petrol , Pump Boat

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