Perhilitan captures giant 5.5‑metre crocodile after May attack injured retired policeman in Negeri Sembilan

Seremban, August 21 — The Negeri Sembilan Department of Wildlife and National Parks (Perhilitan) successfully captured a massive 5.5-metre crocodile weighing 500kg in Sungai Tanjung Agas, Sungai Linggi, on Tuesday. The female crocodile, believed to be around 70 years old, was captured in a trap set two days prior. Perhilitan director Wan Mat Wan Harun revealed that the trap was deployed after a report about the crocodile in Tanjung Agas was received on Wednesday.

Around 1:30 am on Tuesday, a passerby informed Perhilitan that the trap triggered, indicating the crocodile’s entry. The captured reptile was then carefully relocated to Paya Indah Wetlands in Dengkil, Selangor, managed by Perhilitan. The successful capture has reportedly alleviated concerns among residents of Tanjung Agas, who had been on edge due to a crocodile attack that occurred on May 25. In that incident, retired police officer Jaafa Hasan, 62, was injured by the crocodile.