Turtle hunters nabbed off Semporna

Caught in the act: The two suspects apprehended by MMEA personnel in the waters off Pulau Kerindingan in Semporna.

KOTA KINABALU: Two suspected sea turtle hunters, one of whom is 15 years old, were caught with turtle meat on their boat in waters off Sabah’s diving heaven of Semporna as more carcasses of the endangered reptile were found in nearby Pulau Mabul.

The arrest came after the Malay­sian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) received intelligence reports on suspected hunting and killing of turtles off Pulau Kerindin­gan at 1.30am yesterday.