Monday, 6 September 2010

Half ton of wriggling wildlife seized from slow boat to Vietnam

http://www.monstersandcritics.com/

via CAAI

Sep 6, 2010

Phnom Penh - Cambodian military police have confiscated almost 500 kilograms of snakes and turtles from a boat headed to Vietnam, national media reported Monday.

Captain Svay Sokha of the military police unit in Kandal province said plainclothes officers had raided the boat near the Vietnamese border late Friday.

'We seized one wooden boat and confiscated 189 kilograms of snakes and 287 kilograms of turtles as the two suspects were taking them onto the boat to smuggle them to Vietnam,' he said, adding that the culprits had managed to slip away.

A member of the local forestry administration's office told the Cambodia Daily newspaper that most of the animals, thought to number in the hundreds, were still alive.

They were handed over to the non-governmental organization Wildlife Alliance, which will release them back into the wild.

Last month Wildlife Alliance and forestry administration officials rescued dozens of turtles and snakes from illegal traders in the tourist town of Siem Reap in north-western Cambodia.

And earlier this year police seized 800 kilograms of turtles that were being taken by taxi to Vietnam. The suspects in that case also managed to elude the law.

Wildlife smuggling from Cambodia to Vietnam is widespread. The animals typically end up in restaurants as the main ingredient in exotic dishes.

1 comment:

Dr Purva Pius said...

Hello Everybody,
My name is Mrs Sharon Sim. I live in Singapore and i am a happy woman today? and i told my self that any lender that rescue my family from our poor situation, i will refer any person that is looking for loan to him, he gave me happiness to me and my family, i was in need of a loan of S$250,000.00 to start my life all over as i am a single mother with 3 kids I met this honest and GOD fearing man loan lender that help me with a loan of S$250,000.00 SG. Dollar, he is a GOD fearing man, if you are in need of loan and you will pay back the loan please contact him tell him that is Mrs Sharon, that refer you to him. contact Dr Purva Pius,via email:(urgentloan22@gmail.com) Thank you.

BORROWERS APPLICATION DETAILS


1. Name Of Applicant in Full:……..
2. Telephone Numbers:……….
3. Address and Location:…….
4. Amount in request………..
5. Repayment Period:………..
6. Purpose Of Loan………….
7. country…………………
8. phone…………………..
9. occupation………………
10.age/sex…………………
11.Monthly Income…………..
12.Email……………..

Regards.
Managements
Email Kindly Contact: urgentloan22@gmail.com