KUCHING: A total of 11,700 turtle eggs worth RM109,250 were seized in Lawas district by the General Operations Force (GOF).

       The state GOF Brigade commander, Senior Asst Comm Dr Che Ghazali Che Awang, said the eggs were found in 13 boxes, and two local men were arrested during the raid 1,045km from here, on Saturday.

       He said the suspects were detained by a team from Company C, Battalion 12 at the Merapok Immigration, Customs, Quarantine and Security Complex after the turtle eggs were found in their 4WD vehicle, reported Bernama.

       “The eggs were about to be smuggled out to a neighbouring country, we believe,” he said in a statement.

       SAC Che Ghazali said the two suspects and seized items were handed over to the Sarawak Forestry Corporation in Lawas for further action and the case would be investigated under the Sarawak Wildlife Protection Ordinance 1998.

       In Kota Baru, the Kelantan Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry said it has seized over RM1.7mil worth of goods involving 88 cases under the Control of Supplies Act 1961 since January this year.

       The ministry’s state enforcement chief, Aswadi Jaafar said the goods included sugar, flour and cooking oil, seized through integrated operations together with other enforcement agencies, reported Bernama.

       “We have also made 26 arrests and seized 38 vehicles from the activities of misappropriation and smuggling of controlled items at Malaysia’s border area,” he said in a statement yesterday.