JOHOR BARU, Sept. 16 -- The Johor Department of Wildlife and National Parks (Perhilitan) detained two men and seized nine packs of exotic meat at a restaurant in Jalan Tanjung Masai in Masai near here yesterday.

State director Salman Saaban said the enforcement team, consisting of Johor Perhilitan officers and the Seri Alam district police personnel, raided the premises in Masai at 1pm as part of an integrated operation against outlets selling exotic meat.

"Checks revealed that the premises stored what is believed to be wildlife meat for consumption with seven packs of Asian water monitor lizard meat and two packs of wild boar meat.

"After interrogation, the premises operator failed to show any Perhilitan documentation or license to st...