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Hanoi police busts major wildlife trafficking ring

Police in Hanoi have arrested Nguyen Mau Chien and some others who are alleged members of a trans-boundary wildlife trafficking ring.
Hanoi police busts major wildlife trafficking ring ảnh 1hWildlife products seized at Nguyen Mau Chien's house in Hanoi (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Police in Hanoi havearrested Nguyen Mau Chien and some others who are alleged members of atrans-boundary wildlife trafficking ring.

The police seized nearly 36 kilograms of rhinohorn, two frozen tiger cubs, and other wildlife products.

The capture strikes a blow on those who aresuspected to have involved in smuggling rhino horns, ivories and other wildanimal products from Africa to Vietnam.

After a period of follow-up, the municipalcompetent agencies on April 27 caught two people carrying 33 kilograms of rhinohorn at Hanoi Railway Station.

Police then raided the house of Nguyen Mau Chien– the suspected kingpin – and found another three kilograms of rhino horn, twofrozen tiger cubs, elephant tusks, lion pelts and ivory products.

In 2007, Chien was arrested in Africa andreceived administrative punishment for smuggling some wildlife products.
In 2015-2016, several tonnes of ivories,rhino horns, and pangolin scab – which were supposed to belong to Chien - wereseized at major ports in Vietnam such as Hai Phong, Da Nang, and Ho Chi MinhCity.

Vice Director of Education for Nature Vietnam(ENV) said the discovery is an important breakthrough in the investigationefforts to crack down on illegal trade of wildlife products in Vietnam. - VNA
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