Cops take down jumbo hunters


Stopped in its tracks: The dead male elephant was found fatally shot in the head in Hutan Piah, some 15km off the main road of Jalan Gerik-Kuala Kangsar.

GERIK: The police have arrested four men and seized firearms along with hunting equipment used in illegal hunts here.

This followed the discovery of a 30-year-old male elephant which was shot dead at Hutan Piah, about 15km from Jalan Gerik-Kuala Kangsar, here on Sunday.

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