Six arrested for illegal possession of swiftlet nest


Sarawak Forestry Corporation officers with the swiftlet nests in a house in Sibu where the unlicensed business is based.

SIX people including three women have been arrested in Sibu, Sarawak, for possession of 44.945kg of swiftlet nest worth RM134,895.

Region 5 marine police chief Asst Comm Zulfikar Mohd Ghazali, said the six suspects were detained as they did not have the permit or licence from Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) to operate a swiftlet nest business.

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