Joint maritime crime mission with Malaysia wraps up
Joint maritime crime mission with Malaysia wraps up By Shannon Jenkins Thursday July 1, 2021 The Malaysian government on 27 February, 2015, received the first of two Bay Class vessels from the Australian government to be used by Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency specifically in carrying out patrols in Malaysia’s coastline to curb human trafficking along the Malacca Straits. (AZHAR RAHIM /EPA) A joint Australia-Malaysia operation to target people smuggling in Malaysian territorial waters has wrapped up this week. The 15th iteration of Operation Redback began on June 22 and concluded in...