Indonesian couple arrested in Sabah for possessing elephant tusks
The Timorese couple admitted that the tusks were bought for RM1,500 to RM2,000 each to be resold in Indonesia at a higher price. — Reuters pic
In a statement, Sabah Chief Conservator of Forests Datuk Mashor Mohd Jaini confirmed the arrest of the 48-year-old farmworker and his 50-year-old wife after the Protect team, who acted on a tip-off, raided their house and found the tusks weighing up to 2.5kg hidden in a closet in one of the bedrooms.
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