Sandakan: General Operations Force (GOF) personnel seized more than 3,000 turtle eggs from a pump boat heading towards Sabah waters.The operation was led by Senior Officer Wan Khalid Wan Omar. Sabah Wildlife Department Director William Baya thanked the GOF for the success and hoped more can be done to help curb smuggling activities in Sabah waters. He added that the smuggling (of turtle eggs) would taint Sabah's turtle conservation efforts.
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"Smuggling (of turtle eggs) taints the turtle conservation effort in Sabah. If all parties can work together in curbing such activity, Sabah will be free of smuggling activity and it will also bring more tourists to the State," he said in statement.
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The suspect will be charged under Section 41(1) of the Wildlife Conservation Enactment 1997 as soon as investigation is completed. Under the section, the offence carries a fine of RM50,000 or five years' jail, or both, on conviction.
