Agarwood poachers back in business


GEORGE TOWN: Barely a year after the state Forestry Department crippled a gaharu wood (agarwood) poaching syndicate, the thieves are at it again.

After lying low since the arrest of two Cambodians in November, the illegal loggers are believed to be making a comeback for the highly valued gaharu trees.

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