Foreigner detained for keeping 100 turtles without licence in Penang


BUKIT MERTAJAM: The Penang Department of Wildlife and National Parks (Perhilitan) detained a Bangladeshi national for allegedly keeping 100 turtles and softshell turtles without a licence during a raid on a house in Bagan Lalang, Butterworth, last Sunday (Jan 4).

State Perhilitan director Mohd Zaide Mohamed Zin said the raid, conducted at 4.45pm, was carried out jointly with the police following intelligence and information received over the past two weeks.

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