A file photo of a bearded pig. -Courtesy of Rudi Delvaux
KOTA KINABALU: A couple has been jailed for 18 months for possessing meat from the protected bearded pig without a license in eastern Sabah.
The Filipino couple, Christopher Ocang Andales, 38, and Jean Flores Tinapay, 41, who are plantation workers, were arrested at about 8am on Feb 6 at an estate in the Kinabatangan area, near Sandakan.
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