JOHOR BARU: A Vietnamese man and his wife are expected to be charged at the Johor Baru Court Complex on Friday (April 9) in connection with a massive seizure of wildlife parts worth over RM36.8mil in Taman Johor Jaya here. The case has also exposed the continuing boom in illegal wildlife trade, conservationists warn. Johor Malaysian Nature Society (MNS) adviser Vincent Chow said the scale of the haul uncovered by the Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) indicates that such activities are still “booming”. “This shows that illegal wildlife trade is still active due to demand for wildlife products coming from within the region,” he said when contacted. “Most of the wildlife parts seized have already been processed and some were even packed, likely waiting to be shipped out either to the local or international market,” he added.

Source: The Star April 09, 2026 20:49 UTC