ALOR SETAR, Kedah, Malaysia - 141 live pangolins of the ‘Manis Javanica’ variety that were supposed to be smuggled abroad were seized by the Kedah Wildlife Department and the police in a raid on a house in Taman Desa Seraya, here yesterday evening.
Kedah Wildlife Department director Muhammad Ali Che Aman said the
seizure was made following a tip-off received by the police on a
premises used to store the pangolins before they were sold.
In the raid, the man who was renting the house, was not at home. Its
owner was then called to give a statement for further investigation,” he
said in a statement today.
According to Ali, the case is being investigated under Section
68(2)(a) which provides for a fine of between RM50,000 and RM100,000, or
a jail term of up to three years, or both, if convicted.
Meanwhile, Kota Setar police chief ACP Mohd Rozi Jidin said baskets,
nets and trollies believed to be connected to the case, were also
seized.
Source: FMT, Agency
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