Boats detained for fishing in unlisted zone
MIRI: Two local fishing boats with nine Indonesian crew members have been detained for encroaching into a restricted fishing zone not listed in their licences. Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Miri chief Captain Md Fauzi Othman said the Class C boats were spotted about seven nautical miles off north Kuala Baram during ‘Ops Permai’ at […]
Tugboat detained by MMEA
MIRI: A tugboat was detained by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Miri Maritime Zone at about 3.4 nautical miles southwest of Kuala Baram, here on Wednesday (April 14). Its director Maritime Captain Md Fauzi Othman in a statement today (April 15) said the tugboat was detained by MMEA while carrying out Op Permai in […]
Ops Mabuk nabs three for drink driving
KUCHING: Police have detainedthree men on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol at Jalan Simpang Tiga here last night (Apr 9). Kuching district acting police chief Supt Merbin Lisa said the suspects aged 35, 37, and 50 years respectively were found to have alcohol content exceeding the allowable limit when they were tested […]
Nine including five Indonesians detained at roadblock
TATAU: Nine persons including five Indonesian nationals were detained for not having any travel document at a roadblock at Jalan Tatau/Sibu on Thursday (Apr 8). Tatau district police chief DSP Dennis Bunyam said the suspects were detained following inspections on two vehicles at the roadblock at 10.15pm. “All the suspects aged between 18 and 61 […]
MMEA detains errant oil cargo ship
MIRI: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) detained a suspicious oil cargo vessel 89 nautical miles northwest of Tanjung Lobang last Thursday (Apr 1). Miri Zone Maritime director Captain Md Fauzi Othman said the ship was transporting 2,000 litres of diesel when it was detained at 12.50pm during an Ops Permai patrol, carried out by […]
Eight men, tugboat detained for having no pass
MIRI: A tugboat pulling a barge loaded with plywood was detained by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) about seven nautical miles northwest of Tanjung Lobang last Sunday (Mar 21). Miri Zone Maritime director Capt Md Fauzi Othman said the detention took place around 4pm during an Ops Permai patrol, carried out in Miri waters. […]
Suspicious looking oil transporter detained off Miri
MIRI: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has detained a suspicious looking oil transporter in Miri waters about 20 nautical miles northwest of Kuala Sibuti. Its director, Maritime Captain Md Fauzi Othman said the vessel was detained by MMEA assets patrolling around the area as part of Ops Permai at about 8am last Saturday. “Upon […]
GOF thwarts human smuggling attempt
LUNDU: The General Operations Force (GOF) foiled a human smuggling attempt by two locals involving five Indonesians early Thursday morning. GOF Sarawak brigade commander SAC Mancha Ata revealed that a patrol team acting on information, managed to detained two suspicious vehicles around 5.20am at Jalan Kampung Raso 1. Upon inspection, the teams found two local […]
Three detained for using fake Datuk, Datin titles
MELAKA: Three people, including a married couple, became the first individuals in the country to be detained under the Offences Relating to the Awards Act 2017, after allegedly using fake ‘Datuk’ and ‘Datin’ titles as well as organising a dinner for the elite association and Gabungan Datuk-Datuk Malaysia (GDDM). Melaka police chief Datuk Abdul Majid Mohd Ali said all of them were detained […]
Two lorries with illegal logs seized
SIBU: A team of Forest Department Sarawak (FDS) enforcement officers together with the General Operations Force (PGA) detained and seized two lorries with a load of 53 logs of various sizes and species in the Jalan Pasai Siong area here on Tuesday (Feb 23). FDS, in a statement on Wednesday (Feb 24), said the value […]
