KUALA LUMPUR: Marine police detained 28 Indonesians, including a child, after intercepting a wooden boat carrying undocumented migrants into the country off Tanjung Hantu, Segari, yesterday.
The boat was intercepted 2.2 nautical miles off Tanjung Hantu at 1.15am during a joint enforcement operation under Op Khas Musim Perayaan No. 07/2026 and Op Taring Gelora No. 172/2026.
Region One Marine Police commander Assistant Commissioner Jaffri Bidin said three Indonesian men, believed to be the boat’s skipper and crew members, were arrested during the operation.
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