Authorities foil attempt to smuggle 220 crocodiles into Tawau


Some of the seized crocodiles found at a swamp area in Kampung Pasir Putih in Tawau.

KOTA KINABALU: Authorities in Sabah have foiled an attempt to smuggle 220 crocodiles from Indonesia.

A syndicate smuggling live crocodiles from Indonesia to supply local farms was busted in the south-eastern Tawau district that borders Kalimantan on Saturday (May 18).

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