A group of tabligh members who had gone to Indonesia to attend a gathering earlier this week, have been detained.
It was reported that the group had tried to enter Sabah waters off Tawau on a boat but was intercepted by marine police, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency and armed forces at around 3.20pm.
Authorities had been tipped off that the group would be returning this morning after they reached Sebatik Island, Indonesia.
Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the group of 12 Malaysians had been screened for Covid-19 and quarantined.
“We are still waiting for test results.
“On March 15, I met the tabligh leader who informed me that about 85 (Malaysians) attended the gathering.
“So, we estimate around 80 to 100 Malaysians attended it,” he told a press conference today.