Weapons unearthed: The rifle believed to have been used in the hunting of the tiger. Other items included 28 bullets, a black rifle bag, and a licence book to own the weapon and ammunition
KUALA LUMPUR: Police have crippled a wildlife poaching syndicate in Gua Musang, Kelantan, in an operation codenamed Op Bersepadu Khazanah.
Royal Malaysia Police secretary Datuk Noorsiah Saaduddin said in an operation on Feb 23, the police’s Wildlife Crime Bureau arrested three men between the ages of 34 and 42, and seized two parts of a Malayan tiger (Panthera tigris jacksoni) and three cellphones.
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