MMEA seizes nearly RM830,000 in controlled items from boat off Sandakan

Malaysian Maritime personnel inspecting petrol drums and gas cylinders seized from a kumpit boat off Sandakan waters.

SANDAKAN: Personnel from the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) seized controlled items valued at nearly RM830,000 from a boat allegedly attempting to smuggle them to a neighbouring country off the coast of Sandakan.

Sandakan Maritime Zone director Capt Muhamad Suhairy Hussain reported that the vessel was intercepted approximately 0.8 nautical miles from Tanjung Aru waters late Sunday (July 20), following suspicious behaviour.