1272 reptiles are saved

the reptiles were seized after a portable container cabin in a jungle was raided based on a tip-off from the public. 1244 iguanas, 17 monitor lizards and 11 pythons were stored in 72 plastic bags and 20 wooden boxes. The animals were later handed over to the State Department of Wildlife Protection and National Parks for action to be taken on the offenders under the Wildlife Protection Act 1972. However, no arrests were made as there was nobody inside the cabin during the raid. Police believed the animals were destined to be smuggled out of the country.