Man held for fish-bombing


KOTA KINABALU: A fisherman believed to have been using explosives to catch fish was arrested at Gaya Island, a 10-minute boat ride from here.

The 40-year-old foreigner was detained in an operation conducted by the state Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and special investigation (D9) unit at 1am at the Kampung Pondo water village yesterday.

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