On April 17, in Hung Yen, the Cuc Phuong National Park Conservation Research Center received 39 pangolin individuals for management and nurturing. These rare animals were handed over by authorities in Hung Yen after seizing them from a banned freight vehicle.

Pangolin is confiscated. (Photo: Dinh Tuan / TTXVN)

The incident was discovered at the toll station of Hanoi-Hai Phong highway, located in km10, in Tan Tien commune, Van Giang district (Hung Yen). Anti-smuggling team The Division of Economic Police of Hung Yen Province cooperates with Department 8 of the Traffic Police Department (Ministry of Public Security) to detect 88A-105.38 controlled sea cars with suspected signs of transporting illegal goods. taxes, prohibited goods.

The task force asked to stop the car to check, but the driver did not obey and increased the gas to flee. Functional forces were forced to chase, to the toll station in Duong Kinh district, Hai Phong city, the subjects on the car saw the traffic police force was on duty ahead so stopped the car to flee. into residential areas along highways.

Container for pangolins (Photo: Dinh Tuan / TTXVN)

Examining marine cars to control 88A-105.38, functional forces discovered 39 vehicles of pangolin and many fake vehicles. Shortly thereafter, the Hung Yen Police Economic Police Department collaborated with the Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources (Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology) to conduct an inspection of all of these pangolins. weighing 136kg, called the Javan Pangolin - Manis Javanica belongs to group IB of the list of endangered precious and rare forest animals prioritized for protection.

Currently, the Hung Yen provincial authorities carry out the inspection of captured cars to search for the fleeing car owner to handle in accordance with the law.

Source: vietnamplus.vn