The Fangchenggang Border Management Detachment of the Guangxi Entry-Exit Border Inspection General Station reported on September 2 that the detachment recently cracked a case of smuggling precious animals and their products. In this case, a total of 146 high-nosed antelope horns and 6 white rhino horn bracelets were seized, with a total value of 2.96 million yuan. .
On the day of the incident, the police from the Fangcheng Border Patrol Team of the Fangcheng Port Border Management Detachment patrolled the front line of the border and found two men suspected of smuggling contraband. The police quickly launched an arrest.
After investigation, the criminal suspects Lin Moumao and Lin Moujue were employed by others to smuggle precious animal products into the country for profit. Both of them confessed to their criminal acts.
It is reported that the saiga antelope, also known as the saiga antelope, is named for its tall nose. It is one of the oldest mammals. Because the antelope horns are considered precious medicinal materials, they have been hunted in large numbers for a long time, and the existing numbers are scarce. The first-level protected animal, the Red List of Endangered Species of the World Conservation Union lists it as a critically endangered species; the white rhinoceros is a national first-level protected animal and is listed in Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.
At present, two suspects have been arrested by the People’s Procuratorate of Fangcheng District, Fangchenggang City, and the case is under further investigation.
(Produced by Zhang Zhenguo, Fu Hao, Liao Zhihong, and Le Xiaomin)
Editor in charge: [Li Ji]