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By Brad Rantayy
MIRI, Feb 18: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Miri intercepted and detained a local fishing trawler at about 10.30am yesterday for fishing less than 11 nautical miles off Bakam beach.
Also seized were different types of fish worth about RM30.
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MMEA Miri chief Mohd Fauzi Othman said the five crew members, all of them Indonesians, were detained.
“All of them, except for the skipper, have valid documents,” he said in a press statement.
The crew were aged between 35 and 39 years.
The case is being investigated under the Fisheries Act 1985 and Immigration Act 1959. — DayakDaily
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