LANGKAWI: For having in her possession nine Java mouse-deer (Tragulus javanicus) without permit, a woman was arrested at her house in Ulu Melaka, yesterday.
Langkawi Region One Marine Police Force (PPM) commanding officer District Superintendent Rohizan Mohamad Saaid said the 46-year-old woman was detained with the help of the Langkawi District Department of Wildlife and National Parks (Perhilitan), at 11am.
"As a result of the raid under 'Op Bersepadu Khazanah', the woman was found to be in possession of nine mouse-deer without a permit from the Wildlife Department.
"The operation team has seized all the ungulates and taken them to the Langkawi District Wildlife Office for further action," he said in a statement.
Rohizan said the seizure was estimated to be worth RM1,500.
"The case will be investigated under Section 60 (1) (a) of the Wildlife Conservation Act 2010," he said. - BERNAMA