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Vietnamese fishermen sink boat to dispose of evidence

Vietnamese fishermen are willing to sink their boats to avoid being detained by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA), after being caught trespassing and stealing our marine resources.

Pahang MMEA director Marine First Admiral Amran Daud said the tactic was detected to have been committed by the crew aboard one of the nine Vietnamese boats detained under Ops Kuda Laut in the East Coast waters on Aug 16 and 17...

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