Marine cops seize 4,000 turtle eggs being smuggled into Sabah

KOTA KINABALU: Marine police seized some 4,000 turtle eggs being smuggled into Sabah’s eastern Sandakan area from the Philippines.

However, two suspects managed to escape marine police patrols and fled when they were approached in shallow waters around Laut Sungai Batu 3 in Sandakan during the wee hours of Saturday (July 4).