KUANTAN, July 29 (Bernama) -- Three men suspected to be high on drugs were daring enough to jump into the river to shake off the authorities on their trail during Ops Guardian in Sungai Belat here today.
Deputy director of operations of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) in Pahang, Maritime Captain Mohd Marmizi Md Nor said the dramatic river chase occurred at around 10 am today when his party was carrying out a joint operation with other security and enforcement agencies.
He said two men were trying to hide under the jetty while the other one swam away to escape.
"Besides inspecting fishing boats in Sungai Kuantan, we also conducted raids on hot spots that were targeted, namely the jetty here.
"In the end, we managed to arrest the three male suspects, aged between 40 and 50 years old, trying to escape on suspicion of being involved in drug abuse," he said here today.
Meanwhile, he said Ops Guardian, held for the first time in collaboration with seven other agencies, took place over two days and will conclude tomorrow.
He said the focus of the operation was on the Sungai Kuantan estuary and Kuantan Port to check for any violations of the law.
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