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Bid to smuggle sparrows foiled



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The birds were kept in 25 cages beneath mounds of vegetables on an Indonesian-registered vessel manned by 11 crew members that was intercepted by the marine police here yesterday.

The sparrows, believed to be used for religious purposes, were brought in without a permit from the Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan), said Selangor marine police operations officer Assistant Superintendent Abu Bak Mohammad.

Police detained a 63-year-old crew member. "This is the first arrest involving the smuggling of sparrows."

The seized birds will be sent to Perhilitan.

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