Malay Press: Police seize 18,000 turtles

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: THE STAR (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) 21 November 00 Police seize 18,000 turtles : Hong Kong (AP): Police said Tuesday they seized about 18,000 soft-shell turtles allegedly being smuggled into mainland China, where they are the main ingredient in a popular medicinal soup. : Officers on marine patrol noticed a local fishing vessel and a mainland Chinese vessel that appeared suspicious, so they went aboard late Monday night and found the turtles packed into 900 boxes being loaded onto the mainland vessel, according to a police statement. : The turtles, worth 654,000 Hong Kong dollars (U.S. dlrs 84,000), were not endangered and had been legally flown from Thailand to Hong Kong, according to police spokeswoman Amy Tam. : Police arrested 12 men, but no charges were immediately filed. : Customs agents will keep the live turtles as evidence, said Bess Chow, a spokeswoman with the Customs and Excise Department. : Chow was not able to specify how the turtles would be maintained, but she said any that died would be placed in refrigeration.

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