The Southeast Brigade of the General Operations Force (GOF) thwarted two smuggling attempts involving cattle and exotic birds in raids conducted under Op Taring Wawasan Kelantan on Thursday (May 29) night.
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00:00The S.E. Brigade of the General Operations Force foiled two smuggling attempts during
00:07the optaring Wawasan-Kalantan operation on Thursday night.
00:11Its commander, Datuk Nikros Azan Nik Abdul Hamid, said that in Tanah Merah, officers
00:17stopped a lorry carrying 15 undocumented cows from Thailand, worth about RM186,000.
00:25He said the driver, a 52-year-old man, was arrested and believed to be transporting the
00:30cattle for Hari Raya Aidiladha.
00:33He said that in another raid near the illegal Paija base in Tumpat, officers found abandoned
00:38boxes and cages containing three exotic parrots and a white peacock, believed to be smuggled
00:44from a neighbouring country.
00:46The birds are worth about RM65,000.
00:49Both cases are being investigated under Section 36 subsection 1 of the Animals Act and Section
00:5660 subsection 1A of the Wildlife Conservation Act.