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General December 28, 2007 20:32 PM
 
Police Nab Three Myanmar Nationals Swimming To Singapore


JOHOR BAHARU, Dec 28 (Bernama) -- Marine police last night caught three Myanmar nationals as they were swimming across the Straits of Johor from Lido beach here to Singapore.

The trio were spotted by two marine police patrol boats scouring the waters at Danga Bay and were arrested at 11.15pm, said Southern Region Marine Police chief ACP Kamal Bakri Medan.

Marine police searched the waters after receiving information that three men were swimming across the straits to Singapore, he said in a statement on Friday.

The men, aged between 20 and 30, were handed over to the Johor Baharu South police station.

-- BERNAMA
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