China News Network Taiyuan, April 23 (Li Tingyao) A reporter learned from the Shanxi Provincial Public Security Bureau on the 23rd that this year, the police in this province have cracked 13 cases of smuggling and illegally buying and selling wild animals, arrested 20 criminal suspects and seized wild There are 978 animals.
The Shanxi Food and Drug Investigation Department, together with the Customs Anti-smuggling Bureau and the Forest Public Security Bureau, launched a joint operation to combat smuggling and the acquisition of wild animal crimes. Three criminal cases of smuggling of wild animals were established, and wild animals such as green lizards, plain monitor lizards, and high-crowned chameleons were seized 60.
On March 13, the Shanxi Provincial Forest Public Security Bureau cracked a case of illegally acquiring precious and endangered wild animals, arrested 2 criminal suspects including Li Moumou, and detained one tortoiseshell, a national second-level protected animal, with an appraisal value of RMB 70,000. Two criminal suspects, such as Li Moumou, were subject to criminal coercive measures according to law. The case is under further investigation.
On March 19th, the Linfen police cracked a case of illegally selling precious and endangered wild animals, arrested the suspect Shang Moumou, and seized 24 wild animals, including 8 national first-level wild animals, four-clawed tortoises, and second-level wild animals. 7 leopard tortoises. The criminal suspect Shang Moumou was taken criminal compulsory measures according to law. The case is under further investigation. (Finish)