Malaysian police raid illegal jetty after tip-off, seven men arrested for pork smuggling attempt

Seven local men were arrested in Malaysia after allegedly attempting to smuggle seven tonnes of pork via a fishing vessel at an illegal jetty in Merbok.

The arrests took place on Wednesday (2 April) during a 2am operation by the Region 1 Marine Police Force.

Acting on a tip-off received during a routine sea patrol near Tanjung Dawai, officers raided an illegal jetty along the Merbok River in Kedah and apprehended the suspects on site.

Syndicate used sea route to evade detection

According to Assistant Commissioner Shamsol Kassim, Commander of the Region 1 Marine Police, the smugglers had switched to sea routes to avoid stricter checks at land borders.