SHAH ALAM, June 14 (Bernama) -- A crocodile measuring more than 10 feet (three metres) was found trapped in a drain near a petrol station in Sungai Manggis, Banting, Kuala Langat today before being captured.
Selangor Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) assistant operations director Ahmad Mukhlis Mukhtar said the department rushed a team to the scene after receiving an emergency call at 9.07 am.
Eight personnel from the Banting Fire and Rescue Station were sent to secure the crocodile, which weighed more than 200 kilogrammes.
"The reptile was successfully captured at 10.48 am and is currently being held at the Banting fire station before being handed over to the Department of Wildlife and National Parks (Perhilitan)," he said in a statement today.
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