KUALA LUMPUR: Police have arrested a man and seized three firearms, ammunition and wildlife with an estimated value of nearly RM270,000.
Federal Internal Security and Public Order Department acting director Datuk Mohd Yusoff Mamat said the case was being investigated under Section 8 of the Firearms Act and the Wildlife Conservation Act 2010.
"The raiding team detained a male and seized a pig-nosed turtle, an elephant tusk, five bird cages, a suspected ivory holder, two pieces of suspected carved elephant tusks; an air rifle, two air pistols and one tin of .177 calibre pellets.
"The total estimated value of the seizure is RM269,720.00. The case is being investigated under Section 8 of the Firearms Act and the Wildlife Conservation Act 2010," he said.
Yusoff said the raid was conducted through Op Khazanah on Sept 10 in Taman Gasing Indah with the police's Wildlife Crime Bureau/Special Investigations Unit, in collaboration with the Firearms Licensing Secretariat and the Wildlife and National Parks Department.
He added that between Jan 1 and Sept 4, police had conducted 134 raids, resulting in the arrest of 383 individuals for various offences, including smuggling, leakage of controlled and subsidised goods, wildlife smuggling and e-waste operations.
The total estimated value of seizures by the Internal Security and Public Order Department and the Wildlife Crime Bureau/Special Investigations Unit, during the stated period is RM418,240,442.50.