Vietnam orders 18 years in prison for smuggling pangolin scales gang

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vietnam jail – Xinhua reported from Vietnam News that A Vietnamese court has sentenced four suspects to 18 years in prison for smuggling scales. armadillo Weighing more than 984 kilograms, it is one of the largest wildlife trafficking cases in the country.

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The leader of the wildlife trade group was reported to be a Vietnamese woman from Vinh Phuc province. northern part of the country He was sentenced to seven years in prison, while another suspect was from Hanoi. Sentenced to five years in prison for being a broker.

The People’s Court of Hanoi on July 12 sentenced three women and one man to a total 18 years in prison for illegally transporting and trading 984kg of pangolin scales, one of the largest cases of wildlife trafficking detected so far in Vietnam. (Phôt: qdnd.vn)

while the other two suspects are residents of Vinh Phuc province. Sentenced to four years and two years in prison for illegally transporting pangolin scales.

Pangolins are classified as protected species due to the growing demand for meat and scales. Some pangolin species are listed as endangered species on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List, while Vietnamese law prohibits hunting, killing, locking, trading or transporting wild animals.

This was one of the biggest cases of wildlife trading so far in the country, daily newspaper Vietnam News reported. Among them, a woman from the northern Vinh Phuc province, who was the leader in the case, was sentenced to seven years in prison, while another woman from the capital Hanoi was jailed for five years for her role as a broker. (Photo: VNA)

File Photo: Pangolin is a protected wild animal as a result of increasing demand for its meat and scales. Some pangolin species have been listed in the red book by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as endangered species. Photo by Hanoi police.