Duo fined RM1.46mil for having 146 pangolins
Published on: Saturday, January 18, 2020
By: The Star
KUCHING: Two men have been sentenced to a year’s jail and fined RM1.46mil each for possessing 146 pangolins without a licence in the largest case of illegal wildlife trade in Sarawak ever.Bintulu Sessions Court judge Norhamizah Shaiffuddin handed down the sentence on Tan Choon How and Kelvin Por Seong Wooi on Monday after finding them guilty under Sections 37(2)(b) and 37(1) of the Wildlife Protection Ordinance 1998.
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She said the sentence would serve as a deterrent in the illegal wildlife trade.
Tan, 45, and Por, 31, were found in possession of the pangolins on a vessel about three nautical miles from Bintulu on April 5, 2018.
The vessel was intercepted by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency, who handed the case to the state Forest Department.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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Pangolins are a protected species in Sarawak. The penalty for illegal possession is one year imprisonment and a fine of RM10,000 per animal. – The Star
