Tuesday, 22 Dec 2020 05:23 PM MYT
BY BEN TAN
Rear Admiral Kamaruszaman Abu Hassan explaining the suspected drug smuggler’s route at the Johor MMEA s headquarters in Johor Baru December 22, 2020. Picture by Ben Tan
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JOHOR BARU, Dec 22 ― The Johor Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) busted a drug smuggling syndicate ferrying 100 kilogrammes of syabu (crystal methamphetamine) estimated to be worth RM5.1 million hidden in a fishing boat yesterday.
The authorities stopped the boat in the waters off the Tanjung Pelepas Port (PTP) near Pasir Gudang at 9.45 last night.
22 Dec 2020 / 17:14 H. Pix for illustration purposes.
JOHOR BAHRU: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) in Johor thwarted an attempt to smuggle out about 100kg of drugs believed to be syabu worth RM5.1 million, near the Tanjung Pelepas Port, Gelang Patah, near here, last night.
MMEA deputy director-general (operations) Rear Admiral Kamaruszaman Abu Hassan said the agency detected the activity through its intelligence team before setting up the raid in the waters near the port.
“At about 9.30 pm yesterday, the MMEA patrol boat detected a suspicious fibre boat heading out of the Sungai Boh estuary in Gelang Patah to the waters of Tanjung Piai, Pontian, and believed to be heading towards the Malaysia-Indonesia (maritime) border.