Filipino tries to slip 3,000 turtle eggs into S’kan

SANDAKAN: A Filipino’s attempt to smuggle 3,000 turtle eggs into the district via a pump boat during “terawih” time proved futile as he was caught by the General Operation Force (GOF). 

GOF Battalion 15 personnel on “Op Benteng” patrol nabbed the 31-year-old suspect near Pulau Nunuyan, at about 8.30pm, on Saturday. 

 

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