Malaysia rescues hundreds of smuggled tortoises worth RM3.8m from ‘Ninja Turtle Gang’ crime ring

KUALA LUMPUR, July 4 — Malaysian authorities have rescued hundreds of smuggled tortoises meant for sale in South-east Asia, disrupting an international crime ring called the...

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Abdul Kadir Abu Hashim, wildlife and national parks department director-general, said 400 tortoises worth RM3.8 million bound for the lucrative exotic pet trade were seized during an operation by the police and wildlife officials on Saturday.“This is the biggest ever seizure in the past 10 years,” Abdul Kadir told AFP, adding that the reptiles were to be sold on to Thailand and Indonesia after local demand was met.

The operation involved a car chase in which the driver of a vehicle thought to be used in the smuggling was arrested.The driver subsequently led the enforcement officers to a location where rare three-keeled land turtles and Indian star tortoises were being kept.“The strategic location of Malaysia in South-east Asia makes the country a hub for the smuggling of these exotic species,” Abdul Kadir said.

Traffic, a wildlife NGO, has previously said that South-east Asian countries “function as source, consumer and as entrepots for wildlife originating from within the region as well as the rest of the world”. — AFP

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