On October 26, the reporter learned from the Guangxi Fangchenggang Border Management Detachment that recently, the detachment seized more than 1,200 suspected of smuggling live Siamese crocodile.
At 6 o'clock in the morning of the same day, when the Dongxing Border Patrol Team of the Border Management Detachment of Fangchenggang, Guangxi was conducting a patrol near Datian Village, Malu Town, Dongxing City, they found a pile of suspicious yellow plastic boxes in front of an abandoned house.
The police immediately got out of the car to check and heard the animal calls from a distance. The police checked forward and found that the plastic boxes were full of live crocodiles.
After inspecting the surrounding area, the police found no suspicious persons. After interviewing and asking the surrounding villagers, no one claimed the crocodiles, which was suspected to be smuggled into the country.
After checking and appraisal, the suspected smuggled crocodiles were all Siamese crocodiles, a total of 146 boxes, each containing 8-10 crocodiles, a total of more than 1,200, with an average body length of 0.8 meters to 1.1 meters, all the crocodile mouths It was sealed with black tape and partially stuffed with wooden strips.
It is reported that Siamese crocodile is distributed in Southeast Asia and is listed as critically endangered in the Red List of Endangered Species of the World Conservation Union. Siamese crocodile leather has a high reputation in the world. The larger the skin, the higher the value. Some criminals In order to make huge profits, alligators are smuggled from abroad into the country for sale.
At present, the suspected smuggling of live crocodiles has been transferred to Dongxing Forest Police, and the case is under further investigation.
(Zhang Zhenguo, Li Fu, Jiahong River video source Fangchenggang Border Management Detachment)
Editor in charge: [Liu Pai]