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Hunt on for more boats ferrying illegal Myanmar immigrants

By IMRAN HILMY
Illegal entry: A total of 196 immigrants were earlier arrested after getting stranded at Pantai Teluk Yu in Langkawi. — Courtesy by MCPF Langkawi

LANGKAWI: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has detained a boat with almost 200 undocumented immigrants from Myanmar off the waters here.

However, gathered intelligence indicates there are two more boats carrying hundreds of Myanmar immigrants also hoping to enter Malaysia via Langkawi.

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