Over 1,500 Turtle Eggs Confiscated

Written by Azlan Othman

Bandar Seri Begawan - A total of 1,520 turtle eggs were confiscated by the authorities and saved from ending up in the melting pot, in one of several cases recorded by the police over the past four days.

Among other items seized in the same period were alcoholic drinks and cigarettes without the health warning.

The seizures led to the detention of five foreign individuals. Fifteen theft cases were also reported from a Kg Sg Tilong shop, Kg SgHanching, car park at a flat in Berakas Camp, car park at a government flat in Kg Rimba, the RIPAS Hospital area, Jln Tungku Link, Kg Rimba, Kg Tasek Meradun, Kg Tanjung Bunut, Kg Mulaut Lubuk Sigurun, Kg Selayun, Kg Bebuloh in Jln Limau Maths, Kg Lumapas, Kg Tanah Burok in Penanjong and Kg Sg Damit in Tutong.

The items reported stolen were jewellery, important documents, 28 road signboards, a laptop, a DVD player, three handphones, a Playstation console, four tyres and rims, a car battery, and foreign and local currencies worth B$2,115.

The Marine Police meanwhile conducted 49 sea patrols in a bid to contain smuggling and to maintain security in Brunei waters, while a four-digit lottery activity was also foiled leading to the confiscation of cash and a car as well as the detention of a local man.

One rape case involving a 13-yearold victim, two arrest warrants on two locals for thefts, an attempted theft case in which two men aged 26 and 27 were nabbed, a fraud case, and a case of recovering stolen items.

Also recorded in over the past four days were cases of vandalism (1), runaway maid (6), runaway employee (1) and assault (5), with three men and a woman questioned.

The police also recorded one case of recovering a stolen vehicle, a Toyota Carina that was reported missing on July 13 from the project site near a Seria workshop; three misuse of drugs cases with three local men and a foreign woman nabbed; one case of unpaid wages and four Immigration violations with two foreign men and two foreign women apprehended.

Also reported in the past four days were 43 car accidents involving 18 , collisions, 22 self-accidents, one "car and motorcycle" collision and two cases of motorists knocking down cyclists.

As a result, one person sustained serious injuries and another four had minor injuries. Twenty-six accident cases were reported in the Brunei-Muara District, 10 in Belait District, seven in Tutong District and none in Temburong District. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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