Chief of North Sumatra Regional Police, Police Inspector General R. Z. Panca Putra Simanjuntak, and Director of Water Police, Agency of Safety Assurance, Indonesian National Police (Dirpolair Korpolairud Baharkam Polri) Police Brigadier General M. Yassin Kosasih, led the press release on fishing for foreign fishing vessels in the Malacca Strait.   Dirpolair Korpolairud Baharkam Polri said Dit Polair Korpolairid Baharkam Polri took action against suspected illegal fishing by foreign fishers. The two foreign ships were secured near the Port of Deli Airport, Belawan, Medan, Monday (10 May 2021).   "These two vessels that were captured are known to be OCHI / KHF 1937, and SLFA 3082. Both of them sailed to catch fish in the waters of the Malacca Strait, Indonesia," he explained, accompanied by Dirpolairud North Sumatra Regional Police.   In the arrest, the Korpolairud Dirpolair revealed that the officers secured a number of suspects named Samarth, a Thai national captain of the 1937 OCHI / KHF ship from Malaysia. He was with three crew members, namely, two Thai foreigners Som Chai and Thawat Chai, and Myanmar foreigner Zin Maung Latt. From KHF 1937, Ditpolair officers confiscated several pieces of evidence of illegal fishing. Among them are more or less 1 tonne of illegal mixed-type fishing gear or trawl.   "This action was carried out based on information from the Intelligence Unit on Wednesday (05/05/21) received information from a fisherman from the Malacca Strait network, Ade. From Ade, it is known that KHF 1937 ships often tend to enter Indonesian waters at night, catching fish, "he explained.   Furthermore, Dirpolair Korpolairud said on Friday (07 May 21) Kp Bisma 8001 Ditpolair conducted patrols in the Malacca Strait. This time the officers caught the SLFA 3082 ship caught in the hands of using a trawl net in Indonesian waters.   The illegal fishing suspect who was secured from SLFA Ship 3082 Wonna (32) as the skipper along with three crew members, namely Yinmaungaye (22), Boo (38), Tangyi (27). They stole the Indonesian state fish to be brought to Malaysia.   "The captain of the SLFA ship had tried to escape from the ambush of Ditpolair officers. However, it was successfully pursued and taken to Balawan Port," he concluded.