Wildlife worth RM4.96m seized so far this year - police

Eleven individuals including a foreigner were arrested and wildlife worth RM4.96 million was seized through eight series of Ops Bersepadu Khazanah (OBK) conducted nationwide from Jan 1 until last Thursday (Feb 16).

Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) secretary Noorsiah Mohd Saaduddin said one of the raids received recognition from the Global Tiger Forum, an international body exclusively set up for the conservation of tigers in the wild.

She said the raid was...