SHAH ALAM, Dec 22 — The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Selangor detained a class A local fishing vessel (VNT) operated by two foreign men in the waters of Kuala Langat yesterday.
Selangor MMEA director Captain Abdul Muhaimin Muhammad Salleh said the arrest was made by a Maritime patrol boat at 7.30pm during a routine patrol.
“The vessel was detained at 4.61 nautical miles southwest of Pantai Kelanang, Kuala Langat,” he said in a statement today.
An inspection of the boat found that a foreign skipper and crew operated it. Both, aged 40, failed to produce any valid identification documents and did not have a work permit or a letter of permission from the Director-General of Fisheries Malaysia.
The two individuals, along with the seized fishing equipment and marine catch, were taken to the Marine Police Jetty, Pulau Indah, for further action. The case is being investigated under the Fisheries Act 1985 and the Immigration Act 1959/63.
