M’sia linked to wildlife trafficking network

By SIM LEOI LEOI

Nation Premium
Monday, 10 Dec 2018
12:00 AM MYT

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s connection to a multimillion-dollar trafficking network of endangered freshwater turtles and tortoises has been uncovered by a wildlife investigation group.

Codenamed Operation Dragon and launched in 2016, the two-year investigation and 44-page report by the Wildlife Justice Commission crippled eight major networks working in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Malaysia.

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Tags / Keywords: Environment , wildlife trafficking , crime , tortoise , turtles

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