Coastguards bust fishing boat trafficking people in Tuaran waters

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah coastguards have intercepted a local fishing boat suspected of smuggling 12 people into the state through the northern waters of Tuaran, says the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA).

Its director for Sabah and Labuan First Admiral Datuk Che Engku Suhaimi Che Engku Daik said the coastguards intercepted the boat, which was heading into the Tanjung Luk Pisuk waters in Tuaran, at about 5.45pm on Saturday.