Driver caught smuggling birds into Singapore


Illegal cargo: After checking the bus, Singapore officials found over 800 birds crammed into 15 crates.

PETALING JAYA: More than 200 birds died following a botched attempt by a Malaysian bus driver to smuggle them into Singapore.

A Malaysia-registered bus driven by the 35-year-old male suspect was stopped for security checks at Singapore’s Woodlands Checkpoint from Johor Baru at about 7am on Saturday.

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