KOTA KINABALU, Feb. 24 -- A tourist resort in Semporna has been raided by authorities for allegedly offering exotic wildlife dishes to its guests, including pangolin soup.

Sabah Wildlife Department director Mohd Soffian Abu Bakar said the department carried out an integrated operation, dubbed "Op Khazanah," on Sunday.

The raid was conducted jointly with the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM), specifically the Sandakan-based General Operations Force (GOF) Battalion 22.

In a statement today, Soffian said the operation was launched following intelligence gathering regarding the alleged storage and preparation of protected wildlife for exotic meals aimed at the tourist market.

During the raid, enforcement officers discovered a live Sunda pangol...