Suspected tin ore smuggling worth RM1.5mil stopped near Mersing


MERSING: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has detained a cargo vessel suspected of smuggling tin ore worth over RM1.5mil into the country.

MMEA Mersing zone director Maritime Commander Suhaizan Saadin said the Indonesian-registered cargo ship, believed to be transporting the imported goods without authorisation, was intercepted about 0.1 nautical miles northeast of Pulau Pemanggil at 1.30pm on Sunday (Oct 12).

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