Maritime Malaysia thwarted attempts to smuggle goats and cattle from neighboring countries

KUDAT: Three individuals were arrested by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (Maritim Malaysia) after they were found to have committed several offences, including trying to smuggle livestock without a valid permit by using a boat from a neighboring country to this district. Maritime Malaysia Kudat Director Maritime Commander Maurice Grenville Abeyeratne said, while arresting the suspect in the northwestern waters of Tanjung Pulun Batu, Balambangan Island, Malaysian Maritime personnel from the Kudat Maritime Zone Patrol Boat found four live goats and cattle loaded in the boat. He said the Kudat Maritime Zone Operations Center received a suspicious detection information from the Sabah Sea Surveillance System (SWASLA) regarding an unidentified boat located 12.3 nautical miles northwest of Tanjung Pulun Batu, Balambangan. "The patrol boat which was carrying out routine patrols at the time was immediately arranged to move to the location to monitor. "At 1.50am a boat was ...