Bus driver voluntarily handed over 12 rare monitor lizards
(Baonghean.vn) - After discovering strange noises from the customer's cargo, knowing that the 12 monitor lizards were rare wild animals, Mr. Phu called the authorities of Quynh Luu district to voluntarily hand them over.
Quynh Luu District Police and Quynh Luu - Hoang Mai Forest Protection Department have just received 12 rare monitor lizards with a total weight of 20 kg voluntarily handed over by a long-distance bus driver.
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Mr. Nguyen Hoang Phu voluntarily handed over 12 monitor lizards to the authorities. Photo: Hong Dien - Nhu Thuy |
According to the report, on October 17, Nguyen Hoang Phu, a bus driver on the Dak Lak - Hanoi route, was traveling to Gia Lai city when a woman with an unknown address sent a package to Thanh Hoa province. Because it was dark, driver Phu did not check what was inside the package.
At around 6:00 p.m. on October 18, when he arrived at Quynh Giang commune, Quynh Luu district, he heard strange noises coming from the cargo box, so Mr. Phu opened it to check and discovered that the styrofoam box contained 2 fishing bags containing 12 monitor lizards - this is a rare wild animal, so he called the authorities of Quynh Luu district to voluntarily hand them over.
After making a record of receiving 12 monitor lizards, weighing 20 kg, handed over by driver Nguyen Hoang Phu, Quynh Luu District Police and Quynh Luu - Hoang Mai Forest Protection Department coordinated with the Management Board.Pu Mat National Park, Con Cuong district, Nghe An province released monitor lizards into the natural environment.
