Smuggled crocodile case baffles Sabah authorities


  • Nation
  • Monday, 20 May 2019

Some of the seized crocodiles found at a swamp area in Kampung Pusir Putih in Tawau

KOTA KINABALU: In a state where the sighting of crocodiles at the rivers is considered normal, the discovery of the reptiles being smuggled in has left the authorities stumped.

This is after the Sabah Wildlife Department seized 220 crocodiles at a swamp in Kampung Pasir Putih, Tawau, on Saturday.

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