Malaysia seizes 330 Indian Star tortoises

Malaysia May 17: Malaysian authorities has been seized the 330 Indian Star tortoises here on Tuesday to save the Tortoises life.

While going to matter, The authorities seized tortoises from Madagascar worth 1.2 million in the latest heist of illegal wildlife and animal parts being smuggled into the country.



According to the Information from the Deputy customs director, Abdull Wahid Sulong said that 325 Indian Star tortoises and five Ploughshare tortoises were packed into five boxes and labelled as stones. He said the live tortoises, usually kept as pets, arrived via Etihad Airways from Antanaviro Airport in Madagascar on Sunday.

Meanwhile, Customs officials found the boxes at the Kuala Lumpur airport cargo warehouse on the same day based on a tip, Abdull Wahid said.

According to the sources, No arrests were made and the case is still under investigation.