Cops arrest 5 Orang Asli during ops at Tasek Bera forest reserve
Bera police chief Zulkiflee Nazir says a group was suspected to have set up a blockade and provoked the enforcement team.
Police in Bera have arrested five individuals, consisting of four women, for obstructing an enforcement team during a joint operation at the Tasek Bera Conservation Forest Reserve. Superintendent Zulkiflee Nazir disclosed that the five suspects allegedly impeded and agitated the enforcement personnel around 10am during the operation.
The operation, which spanned multiple agencies, was carried out under the National Forestry Act 1984. Reports indicate that a group purportedly belonging to the Orang Asli community erected barriers and provoked the enforcement team. The five individuals were taken into custody, and the incident is under investigation for violating Section 186 of the Penal Code, which prescribes a potential two-year jail term, a fine of up to RM10,000, or both.
The operation involved the Pahang State Enforcement Unit, the Forestry Department, the Bera District, the Land Office, the General Operations Force, the Wildlife and National Parks Department, and the police. Initiated on September 14, the operation aimed to dismantle illegal plantations and curb land encroachment within the Tasek Bera forest reserve.
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