The Star 22 May 10;
SANDAKAN: Police have seized 6,700 turtle eggs in two separate Kampung Sim Sim water villages here.
Two Filipinos, aged 17 and 19, were detained while they were pushing a wheelbarrow laden with 2,200 turtle eggs in four plastic sacks at about 6.15am yesterday.The 17-year-old did not have any identification documents while the second suspect had a passport.
Both the teenagers and the eggs were taken back to the Marine Operations Force (MOF) base, acting Sandakan MOF chief Asst Supt Awang Mat Yassin Ahmad said.
“We found 23 plastic bags containing 4,500 turtle eggs upon searching the house,” he added.
