Police in An Giang Province said they handled 704 cases involving wildlife and fisheries violations between May 7 and June 30 as part of an intensified crackdown on offences involving protected species.
In June alone, investigators charged 10 suspects over alleged violations of regulations on the protection of endangered, precious and rare wildlife.
One case involved an inter-provincial trafficking network dealing in Sunda pangolins (Manis javanica), a species listed among Vietnam's highest-priority protected wildlife under Group IB.
In another case, police uncovered the illegal hunting and trading of silvered langurs in the Phu Quoc Special Zone. Officers seized nine langurs, a homemade firearm and other evidence linked to the operation. Forensic examinations confirmed that six of the nine animals were Indochinese silvered langurs, an endangered species protected under Vietnam's highest conservation category.
According to An Giang Province Police, authorities also persuaded individuals to voluntarily surrender 945 wild animals during the enforcement campaign, including 58 endangered, precious and rare animals.
Dao Hai Dang, deputy director of An Giang Province Police, said the force would continue working with relevant agencies to strengthen public awareness campaigns and intensify enforcement efforts aimed at preventing wildlife crime and improving the protection of Vietnam's wild animal species.
