54 trafficked pangolins seized

Source:http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/                                                
Date: 9 Dec 2009

http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/showarticle.php?num=01SOC091209

Fifty-four pangolins (rare anteaters), worth VND500 million (US$26,600) were seized on Monday by Ha Tinh Province’s Environmental Police Office, said Nguyen Quang Tue, deputy head of the office.
The pangolins were allegedly smuggled by car from Laos to Viet Nam.
The owners of the car ran away. The case is under investigation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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