A live Java pangolin is found at the suspect's residence (Photo: tienphong.vn)
Accordingly, at 8:40 a.m. on January 17, police forces caught a Vietnamese man, 33, from Thanh Luong village in Chi Cong commune red-handed as he was transporting three live animals suspected to be turtles and muntjac.
Upon searching the suspect’s residence, local authorities discovered a live Java pangolin, six live turtles, and two live Asiatic brush-tailed porcupines.
Furthermore, on the same day, another suspect, a 51-year-old man residing in Tuy Tinh 2 village in Phong Phu commune, was also arrested as he was carrying three dead animals suspected to be langurs. The animal is classified under Group IB - endangered forest animals.
A further investigation into the case is now underway.
