Sabah marine police seize 6,500 turtle eggs


Hard evidence: A marine police officer inspecting the seized turtle eggs in Sandakan.

KOTA KINABALU: Marine police seized about 6,500 turtle eggs in separate raids in the east coast Sandakan district.

The eggs were seized from a pump boat and in plastic bags hidden among some bushes on May 31 and June 1.

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