On May 22, the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) informed about the arrest of the fishermen. According to MMEA, the fishermen, aged between 23-64, had been detained offshore, about 68 nautical miles from Kuala Tok Bali of Kelantan state when they were using nets on two boats for fishing.

Malaysia’s relevant forces also seized all seafood worth about 2.5 million MYR (more than 13 billion VND) on the two boats.