Skipper held over bid to smuggle out cooking gas
TAWAU: Marine police detained a 28-year-old local skipper for attempting to smuggle out ten cooking gas cylinders on Monday at Icebox waters.
District Marine Police commander DSP Mohd Nazri Ibrahim said the suspect was caught by a marine patrol boat at about 9.50 pm as he was headed towards Sungai Nyamuk, Indonesia.
When stopped and checked, the cooking gas cylinders were found covered with canvas. The suspect failed to show any valid documents to transport the controlled goods and was suspected of trying to smuggle the goods out.
He added that the suspect was escorted to the marine base and the case will be investigated under Section 21 of the Supply Control Act 1961 for possession of controlled goods without a valid license.