KOTA KINABALU: A group of people huddled together and cheering while watching a cockfight caught the eye of police in Kg Puun Tunoh, Penampang near here.
Those involved then ran helter-skelter when police arrived to investigate their activity.
Three foreign men, aged from 48 to 55, were arrested while four live roosters, two dead roosters and RM604 cash were seized.
Penampang OCPD Supt Sammy Newton said the raid was conducted at around 5pm on Thursday (May 8).
"We acted based on a tip-off and raided the area," he said in a statement on Friday (May 9).
He said those arrested would be investigated under the Animal Welfare Enactment 2015.
Supt Sammy said they were also hunting for the other suspects.
