MMEA intercepts local boat used to smuggle people off Tuaran

The group that attempted to enter Sabah through Tuaran waters from the Philippines.

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah maritime authorities have seized a local fishing boat suspected of smuggling 12 people into the state through the northern waters of Tuaran.

Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) director for Sabah and Labuan First Admiral Datuk Che Engku Suhaimi Che Engku Daik said the boat was intercepted as it was heading into Tanjung Luk Pisuk waters in Tuaran at about 5.45pm on Saturday (Jan 20).