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.