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Johor police nab five men, a woman over wildlife poaching

Johor police chief Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said the suspects, all Malaysians, who were believed to have been actively involved in hunting exotic animals in the past two years. — Picture by Ben Tan

“In the first operation beside Sungai Lenggor, Mersing at 1.30 am yesterday, an enforcement team from the state Department of Wildlife and National Park Peninsular Malaysia and the General Operations Force managed to arrest three men, aged between 33 and 47,” he said here, today. Ayob Khan said police also seized 54 portions of wild boar meat, 17 portions believed to be junglefowl meat; 10 portions of suspected meat; six portions of deer meat and two deer heads; a shotgun and 270 bullets of various brands; a Toyota Hilux and a firearm licence.

 

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