SAM: Bio-detection tools vital to curb wildlife smuggling


Rescued: A file photo showing a gibbon seized in Chennai, India, from a passenger arriving from Kuala Lumpur. — Photo from Chennai Customs’ X account

PETALING JAYA: Border authorities at the international gateways should be equipped with bio-­detection technologies to curb wildlife smuggling attempts, says an environmental group.

Sahabat Alam Malaysia president Meenakshi Raman said aside from using sniffer dogs at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) currently, the authorities should use devices that could detect heart beat or carbon dioxide.

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