Sarawak Forestry Corp seizes large haul of wildlife parts, arrests man over weekend


(From right) General Operation Force Sarawak Brigade commander Datuk Khaw Kok Chin, Len Talif, SFC CEO Zolkipli Mohamad Aton and state security and enforcement unit deputy director Datuk Mohamad Morshidi Mustapha looking at a poster of protected species in Sarawak. - ZULAZHAR SHEBLEE / THE STAR

KUCHING: The Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) seized hundreds of wildlife parts and arrested a man in five cases in Kapit last weekend, says its chairman Datuk Len Talif Salleh.

He said SFC enforcement officers raided the premises on Oct 5 and seized 148 pieces of hornbill ivory, peacock fur (192 pieces), hornbill feathers (152 pieces), pangolin scales (16 pieces), bear bile (183 pieces), porcupine quills (96 pieces), six deer antlers, three kijang (barking deer) antlers and other parts of wild animals that have yet to be identified.

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