PENAMPANG: Sabah wildlife enforcement personnel nabbed two people for illegal possession of a pangolin worth RM880 at Donggongon town here, this afternoon. Acting on a tip-off, Sabah Wildlife Department deployed the team to a carpark area at the town to intercept an animal trafficking activity in progress. “They were trying to sell the pangolin to a ‘customer’ at the parking lot, where the transaction was supposed to take place. They were detained for investigation under Section 41(2) of the Wildlife Conservation Enactment 1997 for illegal possession of a protected species. On Oct 26, wildlife enforcement team had also nabbed two men aged 25 and 27 from Papar for illegal possession of a live pangolin.

Source: New Strait Times November 04, 2017 13:30 UTC