Inspector-General of Police, Datuk Seri Abdul Hamid Bador, attends the launch of the National Reading Decade at the Royal Malaysia Police College Kuala Lumpur in Cheras August 1, 2019. — Picture by Hari Anggara
Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Abdul Hamid Bador said he would send the recommendation to the Legal Affairs Division for tougher penalties against such offenders as an initiative to combat the issue of poaching and wildlife trafficking in the country. “The operations, previously coordinated by the Crime Prevention and Community Safety Department , is also boosted by the expertise of the Elite Senoi Praaq Team of Battalion 3 and the General Operations Force, from Battalion 18, which is under KDNKA, comprising the Orang Asli who are highly skilled and capable of tracking down enemies in the forest," he said.
He said the first phase of Op Bersepadu Khazanah, involving a strength of 57 personnel comprising the Senoi Praaq, Marine Police and 22 personnel from the Wildlife Department, would focus on the country’s northern zone, involving areas in Ulu Muda, Bintang Hijau, Tasik Banding, Temenggor, Belum and Bintang Hijau Belum.