Seven illegals, pump boat detained

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SEMPORNA: The marine police here detained seven people aged between 15 and 49 at Mataking Island for failing to produce valid personal documents at around 5pm on April 24.

Disclosing this here yesterday, Sabah Regional Deputy Commanding Officer Supt Rosman Bin Ismail said the marine police also detained their pump boat with a 16 horsepower Honda pump engine.

He said they detained five men aged between 15 and 32 as well as two women aged between 48 and 49 on the pump boat.

Upon inspection, four male adults and two female adults failed to produce valid personal documents.

“They have been brought to the district marine police port for further action while the pump boat with its engine was withheld at the Mataking island General Operations Force post, he said.

The pump boat and its engine were worth about RM3,200.