MMEA thwarts 27 migrants’ illegal entry bid

Smuggling foiled: The 27 illegal migrants who were detained after the Selangor MMEA intercepted a Class C local fishing vessel in the waters off Sungai Besar, Selangor.

KLANG: A bid by 27 undocumen­ted migrants to enter Malaysia illegally ended in failure after two nights at sea.

The foreigners, who were from Tanjung Balai, Indonesia, were detained off Sungai Besar waters by the Malaysian Maritime Enfor­cement Agency (MMEA).