SARIKEI: Nine men involved in two separate illegal cockfighting sessions were fined RM250 each after they pleaded guilty to committing the offence which is listed under section 3(1) Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1963.
Prosecuting officer Inspector Anbarasu Gobi told the court that five of them, aged 53 to 83 were arrested by a police party when conducting Ops Dadu near SK Peraja at Ulu Krian in Saratok on Sept 18 last year.
The court fined them RM250 each in default a week’s imprisonment.
Four others, aged 28 to 73, were caught during a raid carried out by the police near SK Kabo Hilir, Krian in Saratok on Nov 3 last year.
They were fined RM250 each, in default two weeks’ imprisonment.
All of them paid the fine.