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Daily Express
19-05-2025
- Daily Express
Boat skipper jumps into sea in failed smuggling attempt
Published on: Monday, May 19, 2025 Published on: Mon, May 19, 2025 By: Azmie Lim Text Size: MMEA personnel showing the cooking oil in packets seized from the boat. LAHAD DATU: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) foiled an attempt by a boat to smuggle out 1,428kg cooking oil in packets via Tanjung Batu waters, here, on Saturday. Lahad Datu Maritime Zone Director, Maritime Commander Dzulfikhar Ali said, acting on intelligence, the MMEA team spotted the suspicious boat at about 6am about 0.2 nautical miles from south of Tanjung Batu. Advertisement 'Upon realizing the presence of enforcement team, the boat immediately sped towards land before the boat skipper jumped into the water to escape. 'Result of inspection on the boat found 84 boxes of cooking oil hid inside black-color plastic,' he said, in a statement on Saturday. According to Dzulfikhar, all the seizures including the boat were taken to Maritime Felda Sahabat post jetty for further action. He said, all the seizures were estimated worth RM10,000. Advertisement 'The case would be investigated under the Control of Supply Act 1961,' he added. In the meantime, MMEA urges members of the public to convey any information on crime activities or emergency by contacting the Lahad Datu Maritime Zone via Whatsapp at 016-9305727 or 999. * Follow us on Instagram and join our Telegram and/or WhatsApp channel(s) for the latest news you don't want to miss. * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express's Telegram channel. Daily Express Malaysia
Daily Express
18-05-2025
- Daily Express
1,428 packets of cooking oil seized in Lahad Datu smuggling attempt
Published on: Sunday, May 18, 2025 Published on: Sun, May 18, 2025 Text Size: LAHAD DATU: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) foiled an attempt to smuggle 1,428 one-kilogram packets of subsidised cooking oil in a high-impact operation near Tanjung Batu waters early Saturday. MMEA Lahad Datu Zone director, Commander Dzulfikhar Ali, said the suspicious boat was spotted around 6 am, just 0.2 nautical miles from shore. The suspect fled toward land and jumped into the sea to escape. Advertisement A total of 84 boxes of cooking oil were found hidden in black plastic bags. The seized goods and boat, worth an estimated RM10,000, were taken to the FELDA Sahabat Maritime Post. The case is being investigated under the Control of Supplies Act 1961. * Follow us on Instagram and join our Telegram and/or WhatsApp channel(s) for the latest news you don't want to miss. * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express's Telegram channel. Daily Express Malaysia
Daily Express
12-05-2025
- Daily Express
Fishing boat detained off Kunak for licence violation
Published on: Monday, May 12, 2025 Published on: Mon, May 12, 2025 By: Azmie Lim Text Size: Some of the crew members of the detained vessel. LAHAD DATU: The Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) detained a fishing vessel near Pulau Tabawan, Kunak waters on Sunday for breaching its licence conditions. The vessel was stopped at 11.45am during operations under Op Pluto Timur and Op Tiris, said Lahad Datu Maritime Director Maritime Commander Dzulfikhar Ali. It was manned by four individuals aged 27 to 39, including three Filipinos—one of whom was the skipper—and a local crew member. Checks found the boat had violated the Fisheries Act 1985 by fishing less than 1.5 nautical miles from shore. The vessel and crew were brought to the Lahad Datu Fishery jetty, with MMEA urging the public to report maritime offences via WhatsApp at 016-9305727 or Mers999. * Follow us on Instagram and join our Telegram and/or WhatsApp channel(s) for the latest news you don't want to miss. * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express's Telegram channel. Daily Express Malaysia
The Star
12-05-2025
- The Star
Four arrested for maritime offences in Lahad Datu
KOTA KINABALU: Maritime officials in Kunak district arrested four people for breaking marine regulations on Sunday. The arrest came when the Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) officials were conducting patrols near Pulau Tabawan Kunak, at around 11.45am. MMEA director for Lahad Datu zone, Dzulfikhar Ali said their personnel had noticed a tug boat operating too close to shore and had approached the boat to inspect. Upon inspection, they found four people aged between 27 and 39, comprising three Filipinos and a local man on board, he said. Inspections found that they were netting anchovies too close to shore, breaching the licensing regulations, he said. Dzulfikhar said all the crew, the vessel and their catch were brought back to the Lahad Datu fishery jetty for further investigation. He said MMEA would continue to increase their presence at sea and conduct patrols to prevent crime. He urged the public to share information or any suspicious activities via the Lahad Datu Maritime WhatsApp number at 016-9305727 or the 999 emergency number.
Daily Express
09-05-2025
- Daily Express
Fishing boat detained off Lahad Datu for unreported skipper change
Published on: Friday, May 09, 2025 Published on: Fri, May 09, 2025 By: Azmie Lim Text Size: The detained fishing vessel. LAHAD DATU: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) detained a local fishing vessel off Kampung Bakapit waters for failing to report a change of skipper during routine patrol operations. Lahad Datu Maritime Zone Director Maritime Commander Dzulfikhar Ali said the vessel was apprehended under Ops Pluto Timur and Ops Tiris. The inspection revealed the skipper replacement was not reported, breaching regulations critical to maritime safety and proper licensing. The vessel, valued at RM300,000, was escorted to Lahad Datu Fishery Jetty and handed to MMEA for further investigation under the Sabah Ports and Harbour Enactment 2002. The public is urged to report suspicious activities to the Lahad Datu MMEA via WhatsApp at 016-9305727 or emergency line 999. * Follow us on Instagram and join our Telegram and/or WhatsApp channel(s) for the latest news you don't want to miss. * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express's Telegram channel. Daily Express Malaysia
