Emergency arrest of subject transporting large quantity of pangolins and rare turtles
(Baonghean.vn) - Using a motorbike to transport a large number of rare turtles and pangolins for sale on National Highway 7, a young man in Ky Son (Nghe An) was urgently arrested.
At 1:00 a.m. on October 25, while on patrol, the Anh Son District Police (Nghe An) discovered a man riding a motorbike carrying goods with many suspicious signs.
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| The number of rare turtles seized. Photo: XQ |
Requesting to stop the vehicle and check the goods, the authorities discovered the vehicle was carrying 24 turtles and 5 pangolins.
The man detained along with the motorbike as evidence is named Luong Van Keo (born in 1986), residing in Nam Can commune, Ky Son district.
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| Authorities count wild animals. Photo: XQ |
Initial appraisal results show that this is a number of rare animals on the list of prohibited transportation and trade. The total value of the goods is about 200 million VND.
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| Of the 5 pangolins, 1 died. Photo: XQ |
Currently, the authorities are criminally detaining Luong Van Keo to continue to expand and clarify the investigation.