140 live pangolins rescued from Alor Star house

A total of 140 live pangolins were rescued following a police raid at a house in Taman Desa Seraya in Alor Star on Tuesday (May 23).

Kota Star district police chief Assistant Commissioner Mohd Rozi Jidin said the raid was made about 2pm following a tip off.

“We received information of suspicious activities at the location and sent a team to investigate.

“We had to break open the front door of the house before we found the endangered animals in sacks and boxes,” he told a press conference this morning.

Also found during the raid were scales, empty sacks and boxes.

Mr Rozi said the pangolins were handed to the Kedah National Parks and Wildlife Department (Perhilitan) for further action.

When contacted, Kedah Perhilitan director Muhammad Ali Che Aman, said the department is investigating the case under Section 68 of Malaysia’s Wildlife Conservation Act 2010.
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He said guilty parties could be fined not less than RM50,000 (S$16,164) and not more than RM100,000 or up to three years’ jail, or both.