The Fisheries Department detained two foreign fishing vessels and the 12 crew members onboard for trespassing into national waters to catch squid at a location 40.3 nautical miles from Kuala Kuantan yesterday.

Its deputy director-general (management), Wan Muhammad Aznan said those detained, aged between 16 and 59, were believed to have just entered the country’s waters based on the catch of about 20 kilogrammes (kg) found in the two vessels.