Animal products seized in Malaysia

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Malaysian police seize smuggled bear parts, owls

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AP - Monday, September 14

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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysian police say they have seized more than

$100,000 worth of dead owls, bear paws and live monitor lizards and arrested

two men on suspicion of trying to smuggle them abroad.

 

Mohamad Hassan Hashim, a marine police official in eastern Terengganu state,

says two Malaysian men were caught Sunday loading the protected wildlife

into a boat.

 

He says police found 33 sun bear parts, 264 dead owls and 4,800 live monitor

lizards, worth some 350,000 ringgit ($100,300) in all. The lizards will be

released into the wild.

 

Mohamad Hassan said Monday the men could face up to three years in prison if

charged with and found guilty of possessing protected wild animals.

 

Southeast Asia Pte Ltd. (Co. Reg. No. 199700735D).

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