According to information from Guangzhou Customs on October 26, Guangzhou Baiyun Airport Customs, which belongs to the Customs, recently discovered an illegal entry of endangered wild animal products through the travel inspection channel of Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport. A total of 12 bags of dried geckos were seized and completed There are 2 dried geckos weighing about 585 grams.
At present, it has been transferred to the anti-smuggling department for further processing.
On the afternoon of September 28, the customs officer of Guangzhou Baiyun Airport was conducting a preliminary inspection of a flight from Phnom Penh, Cambodia to Guangzhou, and found that a passenger's luggage X-ray machine showed abnormal images.
The customs officer accurately locks the baggage and intercepts passengers carrying the baggage in the undeclared channel.
After unpacking inspection, it was found that there were 12 bags of dried large geckos in the luggage, which were cut into sections and sealed and packaged. There were also 2 complete dried large geckos weighing about 585 grams.
Inquired by the customs officer, the passenger stated that he bought dried geckos locally for making soup.
Large gecko, commonly known as gecko, or fairy toad, is a type of small and medium-sized lizards, mainly distributed in southeast and south Asia. Because of its medicinal use, it has been captured for a long time, and wild resources are declining.
my country listed it as a national secondary protected animal in 1988.
At present, the species belongs to Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.
(Video source: Lu Jie, edited by Tang Guijiang Guan Yue, Guangzhou Customs)
Editor in charge: [Lu Yan]