Malaysia seizes record pangolin haul
Malaysian authorities have made a record seizure of about 30 tonnes of pangolins and their scales worth some $2.8m in raids.
Malaysian authorities have made a record seizure of about 30 tonnes of pangolins and their scales worth $2.8 million in raids on major processing facilities.
The haul in Sabah state included about 1800 boxes full of frozen pangolins stuffed inside three refrigerated containers, 572 more frozen pangolins in six freezers, 61 live pangolins in cages, and 361kg of pangolin scales, police said yesterday.
The Southeast Asian nation is battling to clamp down on rampant poaching and smuggling of pangolins, the world’s most heavily trafficked mammal.
The critically endangered creatures, also known as scaly anteaters, have long been targeted because their body parts are highly valued in traditional medicine in countries including China and Vietnam while their meat is considered a delicacy.
Traffic, a Malaysia-based group that monitors wildlife smuggling around the region, said it was the “biggest such bust Malaysia has seen to date”.
AFP
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