Half-ton crocodile captured in Johor

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Villagers at Kampung Parit Gantong Laut, Parit Lapis in Taman Nira near Batu Pahat, Johor, captured a 4.5m-long female crocodile weighing around 410kg after it wandered into an oil palm plantation on Wednesday (May 6).  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/52z78dnb  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Villages near Batu Pahat captured a 4.5-meter-long female crocodile weighing around 410 kilograms

00:08after it wandered into an oil palm plantation on Wednesday.

00:13The Johor Fire and Rescue Department received a call about the reptile's presence at 10.30am

00:18and dispatched six firefighters and a fire-rapid tender from the Perngaram station to the scene.

00:24Upon arrival, the team found that the crocodile had already been restrained by the villagers.

00:31The operation also involved four personnel each from the Wildlife Department and the Johor Armed Forces.

00:39The crocodile has since been handed over to the Johor Wildlife Department for further action.

00:54The crocodile has since been handed over to the locals without the

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