KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysian authorities have arrested six people accused of running a decade-long poaching syndicate that sold deer meat, porcupine and protected birds, a top wildlife official said on Wednesday (Aug 23).
Malaysian authorities have arrested six people accused of running a decade-long poaching syndicate that sold deer meat, porcupine and protected birds, a top wildlife official said on Wednesday .
"They have been extremely active for the past 10 years. They used the social media — Telegram and WhatsApp — to plan their poaching trips and to market their catch," he said. Around US$21,000 worth of sambar deer parts, porcupine meat and protected birds such as hornbills and black-headed and black-crested bulbuls were also found, Mr Alif said.
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