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Authorities arrested three men and recovered six protected birds valued at RM33,000 during a coordinated enforcement operation across Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, cracking down on illegal wildlife trafficking.
Authorities in Kedah have dismantled an illegal wildlife trafficking operation, seizing 89 protected turtles and tortoises and arresting a suspect in simultaneous raids across two towns.
Indonesian forestry officials have arrested a suspected member of an international pangolin trafficking ring in Central Java, uncovering connections to major smuggling operations worth billions of rupiah.
Police have detained a 31-year-old driver in Pasir Mas following the discovery of 30 smuggled bromeliad plants worth more than RM6,000 hidden in his vehicle, believed to have originated from Thailand.
Authorities in Kelantan have arrested two men caught transporting eight protected macaws valued at RM400,000, signalling intensified enforcement against wildlife trafficking networks in Malaysia.
Police arrested three men in Kelantan for possessing two Asian palm civet cubs without proper licensing. The seizure occurred at a roadblock as part of Operation Taring Wawasan, highlighting ongoing enforcement against wildlife trafficking.