MMEA foils booze smugglers near Labuan, seizes over 10,000 bottles and cans


KOTA KINABALU: An attempt to smuggle in 10,728 cans and bottles of alcoholic drinks was foiled by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) 2.9 nautical miles north-east of Balangkasan Island, Menumbok, early Thursday (April 25) morning.

The team also seized a fibreglass boat with a triple-motor configuration used to transport the contraband.

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