SANDAKAN: The Sessions Court here has sentenced a 44-year-old local man to one year’s jail and fined him RM50,000, or six months' imprisonment in default, for possessing 120 green turtle eggs.
Judge Khushairy Ibrahim handed down the sentence to Jumadil Jamil on Thursday after he pleaded guilty to the charge framed under Subsection 41(1) of the Wildlife Conservation Enactment 1997, punishable under Subsection 41(4)(a) of the same Enactment.
The court heard that Jumadil was caught with the eggs of the totally protected species (Chelonia mydas) at about 8.06pm on July 4, 2025, in a parking area in front of a restaurant in Kota Kinabatangan.
The offence carries a fine of between RM50,000 and RM250,000 and a jail term of between one and five years upon conviction.
Sabah Wildlife Department prosecuting officer Primus Lambut conducted the prosecution, while the accused was unrepresented.
