MMEA foils cigarette smuggling bid off Lahad Datu

KOTA KINABALU: Maritime officials foiled a cigarette smuggling attempt in waters off Lahad Datu on Sunday (April 2) night.

Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency Lahad Datu zone director Datuk Nik Mohd Rizam Nik Mohd Fauzi said in the 8.30pm raid, a patrol came across a suspicious vessel in the Timbadu River area.

“Our men approached it but the boat sped off and threw a black plastic bundle into the water before disappearing into the darkness,” he said in a statement on Monday .“We believe these items were smuggled in from a neighbouring country for the local market,” Nik Mohd Rizam said.He urged local communities, especially those living in coastal areas, to be the authorities' eyes and ears and inform enforcement officials if they hear of any suspicious activities in the area.

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