KENINGAU: Sabah Wildlife detained seven people after they were caught ferrying different types of dried bushmeat.
They were arrested when the department’s rangers and honorary wildlife wardens mounted a road block along the Keningau-Kalabakan stretch early morning.
The four-wheel drive vehicle the men were in contained a variety of exotic wildlife meat including wild boar, barking deer, monitor lizard, mousedeer and flying squirrel.
The dried bushmeat were found inside a box and three plastic bags in the rear bucket of the vehicle.
Meanwhile, several stalls at the Nabawan weekly market or "tamu" here, notorious for selling bushmeat, were not in operation during checks.
All vehicles coming from the direction of Nabawan were inspected but none were found to carry any bushmeat.
Wildlife director William Baya said the enforcement effort would be ongoing to curb any forms of wildlife offences.
Between Jan 2014 and Sept 2015, more than 20 people were charged with possession of wildlife.