KANGAR, Oct 27 — A Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) personnel was killed and three others injured when their boat collided with a concrete structure during an enforcement operation off Kuala Sungai Padang, Kuala Perlis, last night.

Kedah and Perlis Maritime director First Admiral Romli Mustafa said five MMEA personnel were conducting the operation at 11.37pm to intercept a boat suspected of carrying undocumented Myanmar migrants.

He said the suspected migrant boat sped towards the shore after being detected, triggering a 15-minute pursuit. The boat is believed to have rammed the MMEA vessel, causing it to collide with a concrete structure near the Malaysian Fisheries Development Authority (LKIM) jetty at Kuala Sungai Padang.