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Seven foreign fishermen held
Published on: Monday, March 16, 2020
By: Iffah Dilaney
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Seven foreign fishermen held
LABUAN: Seven foreign fishermen were nabbed by Labuan marine police, Saturday, for illegal fishing off Labuan waters.

Sabah Marine Police commander ACP Mohamad Pajeri Ali said two were Filipino illegals (pic).

“Their vessel was intercepted at 2pm during Ops Gelora off Labuan waters,” he said. The fishermen were also caught using trawl nets below 38mm, which is an offence under Section 26(b) of the Fisheries Act 1985.

“We seized their trawler with engine and fishing equipment as well as marine catch worth RM240,000,” he said. – Iffah Dilaney

 





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