Two MMEA officers injured after being shot in Kunak waters


KOTA KINABALU: Two Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) officers were shot during a chase with suspected criminals in waters off Kunak in the early hours of Sunday (April 7).

The two - vessel captain Zainal Abad Komel, 45, and Prayrie De Cuella Jimin, 35 - were patrolling the waters when they noticed a blue pump boat close to Kampung Pangi, Kunak at around 8.30am.

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