Malaysia: Sabah marine police seize 6,500 turtle eggs

The Star 4 Jun 13;

KOTA KINABALU: Marine police seized about 6,500 turtle eggs in separate raids in the east coast Sandakan district.

The eggs were seized from a pump boat and in plastic bags hidden among some bushes on May 31 and June 1.

Sandakan marine police assistant commanding officer Insp Sri Vikneswaran Renganathan said no arrests were made as several people ran off when they saw the officers.

He said his officers found 3,000 eggs during a raid on a pump boat at about 4am on Friday.

The second seizure was made the next day when 3,500 eggs were found in plastic bags in the bushes.

All the eggs have been taken to the marine base, Insp Vikneswaran added.