Sandakan MMEA Foils Bid To Smuggle Diesel, Petrol, Gas Worth RM830,000
Sandakan maritime zone director Maritime Captain Muhamad Suhairy Hussain said the boat, operated by a male skipper with seven male crew members, was detained at 1.05 am after the boat's navigation was detected as suspicious and heading towards the waters of a neighbouring country.
"The boat was found to be carrying 250 blue barrels containing 50,000 litres of petrol, 15 barrels containing 3,000 litres of diesel and 120 branded cylinders of gas. The skipper and crew of the boat, aged between 27 and 50, failed to produce valid travel documents.
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