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Wildlife traffickers arrested in northern Dien Bien province

Police in the northwestern border province of Dien Bien have caught red-handed two suspects when they were transporting two wildlife animals.
Wildlife traffickers arrested in northern Dien Bien province ảnh 1Dao Huy Thanh holds one of the two pangolins he  transported before being arrested. (Source: VNA)
Dien Bien (VNA) – Police in the northwesternborder province of Dien Bien have caught red-handed two suspects when they were transportingtwo wildlife animals.

The suspects are Dao Huy Thanh, born in 1988, and Lo VanHon, born in 1994, both residing in Dien Bien district’s Muong Nhacommune.

The pair admitted they were transporting two pangolinsweighing 9.5kg in total for sale after buying them from a local resident.

Pangolins are listed in group 1B of Vietnam’s Red Data Book,which means they are in danger of becoming extinct and are protected from beingexploited or used for commercial purposes.

The case is under further investigation, while the endangeredanimals were transferred to the wildlife rescue centre in the northern region./.
VNA
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