Bernama 27 Aug 09;
SANDAKAN, Aug 27 (Bernama) -- The Sandakan Marine Operations Force arrested four foreign nationals, including three women, and seized 1,250 turtle eggs from a boat off the Mile 7 Beach here on Wednesday.
Its commanding officer, ASP Muhammad Sallam Spawi said the eggs were believed to be taken from islands off Sabah near the Philippine border.
Those arrested aged between 12 and 61 were arrested under the Immigration Act 1959/1963 and the Wildlife Conservation Act 1997, he said in a statement today.
Muhammad Sallam said turtle eggs were sold illegally here between RM1.20 and RM2 each.
-- BERNAMA
