Caught "hot" in the case of transporting 54 king cobras
A shipment of 54 king cobras weighing 164kg was discovered and arrested by Hanoi police at noon on April 21.
King cobra. (Source: zoltantakacs.com)
At around 11:15 a.m. on April 21, Hoang Mai District Police in coordination with the Environmental Crime Investigation Police Department, Ministry of Public Security and Traffic Police Team No. 14 discovered a car with license plate 30L-4737 traveling on Ring Road 3 in the direction of Phap Van - Khuat Duy Tien with many suspicious signs. The authorities signaled and requested the car to stop for inspection.
Upon inspection, the authorities discovered that the car, driven by Nguyen Van Hao, born in 1983, from Dong Phu village, Tan Cuong commune, Vinh Tuong district, Vinh Phuc province, was carrying 53 king cobras weighing 164kg. This is a rare animal, belonging to group 1B. It is estimated that these cobras are worth about 300 million VND. Immediately, the police transferred these exhibits to the Soc Son Rescue Center.
Thus, in just a short time recently, the police force has continuously discovered and arrested cases of cobra transportation in Hanoi.
Previously, on April 19, Traffic Police Team No. 14, Road and Railway Traffic Police Department, Hanoi City Police on duty in the Phap Van Expressway area discovered a 4-seat car driven by Nguyen Van Hai, from Vinh Phuc, with 56 king cobras. Driver Hai confessed to transporting the snakes for hire for a stranger for 1 million VND./.
According to (TTXVN) - LT
