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Pangolin scales trade cracked


Game over: A storeroom above a tyre factory in Klang was raided by the MACC, leading to the discovery of dozens of sacks containing pangolin scales. Sources said the scales were due to be sold off. — AZMAN GHANI/The Star

PETALING JAYA: Tasked with disposing of pangolin scales, unscrupulous enforcement officers instead passed them over to a syndicate to sell on the black market.

However, their illicit trade was sniffed out by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), leading to the dismantling of the syndicate’s operation following an operation.

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