GEORGE TOWN: A shipment declared as papayas was found to contain hundreds of cobras and freshwater turtles worth some RM110,000 meant for the cooking pot in Hong Kong.
The animals were rescued by the Department of Wildlife and National Parks (Perhilitan) in a joint raid with the Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services at the KL Airport Services local cargo complex in Batu Maung near here.
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