KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia should fast track setting up the Wildlife Crime Bureau under the police to tackle wildlife poaching and trafficking.
The recent arrest of a Malaysian suspect in Thailand showed that illicit wildlife trading was still rampant in the country.
Wildlife Conservation Society Malaysia Programme country director Dr Mark Rayan Darmaraj said such a unit could be a game-changer for intelligence-gathering and swift prosecution.
"I believe this unit, if established with a full force of over 40 personnel will complement Perhilitan's (Wildlife and National Parks Department) efforts to show poachers and illegal wildlife traders that Malaysia is serious about saving wildlife and halting the illegal trade.
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