Pangolins seized from carat roadblock

Saved by the cops: Wildlife Department rangers checking on some of the pangolins seized at the roadblock.

KOTA KINABALU: Pangolins bound for the cooking pot have been saved, thanks to observant policemen manning a roadblock in the southwest Beaufort district.

The policemen discovered the animals tied up in nine sacks when they checked a car driven by a man from Johor on Oct 30.