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The Star
04-07-2025
- The Star
MMEA seizes tanker carrying diesel illegally
SHAH ALAM: A vessel with seven Indonesian crew has been seized for possessing, storing and transporting over 60,000 litres of diesel without a special licence. Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Selangor director Maritime Kapt Abdul Muhaimin Muhammad Salleh said the vessel was detained on Thursday afternoon during a patrol under Ops Ehsan, Ops Murni and Ops Tiris 3.0, about one nautical mile west of Tanjung Harapan, Port Klang. He said the captain and six crew members held valid identification documents. 'A search found an estimated 62,000 litres of diesel on board. The captain failed to produce any documentation authorising possession of the controlled item. 'A detention order was issued for the vessel with the captain and second engineer taken to the marine police jetty in Pulau Indah,' he said yesterday, Bernama reported. The case is being probed under the Control of Supplies Act 1961 for failure to produce a valid permit from the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry to possess and transport controlled goods.
The Star
09-05-2025
- The Star
MMEA finds RM15mil chemical drug mixture
ALOR GAJAH: A chemical drug mixture worth RM15mil, believed to have been intended for smuggling via the state's waters to a neighbouring country, has been seized. Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) acting deputy director-general (operations) Rear Admiral (M) Mohd Zawawi Abdullah said the seizure was the largest ever recorded by the agency involving chemical substances. He said initial tests indicated the liquid contained three main chemical components – methamphetamine, ecstasy and nicotine, usually used in the production of synthetic drugs. 'Intelligence gathered led to the discovery of 15 boxes wrapped in black plastic along the shore of Pengkalan Balak beach on May 1. 'Upon inspecting the boxes, we discovered 179 bottles containing one litre of chemical liquid each, used in the processing of synthetic drugs,' he said in a statement yesterday. Zawawi added that the boxes were found piled on rocks by the seaside, believed to have been left there to be collected and smuggled out to a neighbouring country using a small boat. The MMEA believes that locals are behind the operation.
