KUCHING, Oct. 16 -- Around 30,000 turtle eggs have been seized in Sarawak so far this year - a worrying increase in cross-border wildlife trafficking, said Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) deputy general manager Japanie Bujang.

He said most of the smuggling attempts were detected along the Serikin and Telok Melano borders and other entry points adjacent to Indonesia.

"For this year alone, we have seized around 30,000 turtle eggs, slightly higher compared to last year. Most of the cases we detected were around Serikin, Telok Melano, and other border zones near Indonesia.

"The majority of the turtle eggs seized were smuggled in from Indonesia into Sarawak. Seven court cases related to turtle egg smuggling have been filed so far this ye...