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Five Orang Asli arrested during enforcement operation at Tasek Bera reserve
Police arrested five indigenous individuals during an operation at the Tasek Bera forest reserve in Pahang. The Bera police chief alleged the group had erected a blockade and confronted the enforcement team.
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Authorities arrested five Orang Asli during an enforcement operation conducted at Tasek Bera forest reserve, according to Bera police chief Zulkiflee Nazir. The operation, which targeted the protected forest area in Pahang, resulted in the detentions following an alleged confrontation between the indigenous group and enforcement personnel.
Zulkiflee said the arrested individuals were suspected of having established a blockade at the forest reserve. The police chief indicated that the group had allegedly provoked the enforcement team during the operation, leading to their arrests.
Further details regarding the nature of the blockade, the specific charges against those arrested, and the circumstances surrounding the enforcement operation were not immediately disclosed. The Tasek Bera forest reserve, one of Malaysia's significant wetland areas, has been the subject of various conservation and land-use disputes in recent years.