PASIR PUTEH: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) in Kelantan has thwarted attempts to smuggle 280,000 sticks of white cigarettes and a speed boat valued at approximately RM600,000, in two separate operations in Tumpat and Kota Bharu.
The first case occurred in Tumpat at 4am on Friday (Nov 15), following intelligence gathered by MMEA. State maritime director Maritime Captain Erwan Shah Soahdi said that the operation began when a suspicious unregistered speedboat was detected moving near the mouth of Sungai Tumpat.
