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Foreign poaching syndicates, predominantly from Vietnam, are exploiting Malaysia's northern border to hunt critically endangered Malayan tigers and other protected species. Authorities have intensified enforcement through integrated operations, recruiting 1,950 community rangers and deploying AI-powered monitoring systems.
Police in Kedah arrested a man and recovered 89 protected turtles and tortoises during coordinated raids at two locations. The operation represents a significant blow against illegal wildlife trafficking in the northern state.
Indonesian forestry officials have arrested a suspected member of an international pangolin trafficking network in Central Java, recovering three live animals and 20kg of scales. The arrest follows recent major smuggling intercepts worth billions of rupiah.