MMEA detains fishing vessel for employing undocumented foreign workers


MERSING: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has detained a local fishing vessel for allegedly employing three undocumented foreign workers without approval.

Mersing Maritime Zone director Maritime Commander Suhaizan Saadin stated that the vessel was intercepted at 9.30am on Saturday (March 15), about 5.9 nautical miles (10.9km) north of Pulau Pemanggil during a routine patrol under 'Ops Jaksa,' 'Ops Tiris,' and 'Ops Khas Pagar Laut.'

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