Some 1,200kg turtles and pangolins meat worth over Rs2 million was stolen from an office of the Sindh Wildlife Department in Karachi, a private media outlet reported Saturday. Reports cited wildlife department officials as saying that dacoits reportedly overpowered the watchman before looting the meat but police suspect the crime was an “inside job”. Sindh Wildlife Con­servator Javed Mahar told the media outlet that three unidentified suspects arrived at the building on Friday night and held the watchman, Abdul Qayum, hostage. Mahar revealed that two months ago the department had seized the meat, which is often smuggled to South East Asian countries where it has a big market. Saddar SP Abdullah Ahmad told the media outlet that the Wildlife Department has only reported the case but did not lodge an FIR.

Source: Pakistan Today January 26, 2019 18:24 UTC