Passenger bus carrying wild animals from Laos to Nghe An arrested

(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of January 12, the Forest Protection Department of Huong Son District (Ha Tinh) said that it is coordinating with the Huong Son District Police and relevant agencies to investigate and clarify the wildlife trafficking route from Laos to Nghe An.

Authorities seized evidence on the UN-9009 passenger bus running on the Laos - Nghe An route.

Previously, at around 12:00 on January 8, on National Highway 8A (through Huong Son district), Huong Son District Forest Protection Department coordinated with Huong Son District Police and Cau Treo International Border Gate Customs Sub-Department to seize a passenger bus running on the Laos - Nghe An route, illegally transporting wild animals.

At that time, the working group requested the passenger car with Lao license plate UN-9009, driven by Vuong Dinh Hue (33 years old, residing in Hamlet 2, Hung Yen Nam Commune, Hung Nguyen District), to stop the car. After checking the car, the police and forest rangers seized evidence of 9 pangolins and 5 turtles, with a total weight of about 28.1 kg.

At this time, on the bus there was also Ms. Nguyen Thi Hong Chi (43 years old, residing in Quang Trung ward, Vinh city) - the bus manager and Tran Van Tuyen (33 years old, residing in Hung Yen Nam commune, Hung Nguyen district) as the bus assistant.

Initially, Ms. Chi and Tuyen confessed that they transported the above animals for a Laotian from Lac Xao town (Laos) to Dien Chau district, Nghe An province to receive transportation fees.

Khanh An