SEPANG: A woman was arrested for attempting to smuggle out nine exotic animals worth about RM127,000 at KL International Airport Terminal 1.
The 39-year-old suspect, a local who was travelling to India, was arrested at 9.30pm on Monday after Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency officers conducted a routine baggage check and found nine wild animals.
“Among the animals seized were four siamangs, four sugar gliders and one macaque.
“The animals are protected species and believed to be smuggled for illegal international trade,” the agency said in a statement yesterday, Bernama reported.
The case is being investigated under the Wildlife Conservation Act 2010 (Act 716) and the International Trade in Endangered Species Act 2008 (Act 686).
