Hundreds of kilos of poached turtle meat has been seized in French Polynesia.
Tahiti Nui TV reports that after a tip-off, plain clothes police went to Maupiti in the Society Islands where they searched and found almost 450 kilogrammes of turtle meat.
Five fishermen were reportedly detained for questioning and their boats seized.
The report says on the black market, a kilogramme of turtle meat can fetch up to $US100.
