4 biggest cases of exotic animals smuggling in Singapore and Malaysia
Traffic reported that the white-rumped shama and common hill myna are among the 28 species in urgent need of protection and priority action in theThe illegal trader, who had arrived on a flight from Dhaka, Bangladesh, was charged under the Wildlife Conservation Act 2010 and was released on bail pending trial. The bail set was RM12,000.
In January 2023, Malaysian authorities from the Wildlife Crime Bureau under the Bukit Aman Internal Security and Public Order Department seized more than RM64 million worth of smuggled wildlife and contraband after conducting 35 coordinated raids nationwide. A Singaporean co-owner of an exotic animal shop in Malaysia was sentenced to two months’ prison time and a fine of S$9,600 in June 2020 after he pleaded guilty of importing 22 illegal exotic animals into Singapore.
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