Three separate cases involving pangolin smuggling have been reported recently in the Chinese media.

The Foshan Daily reports that two smugglers were sentenced to 5 and 2 years imprisonment for illegally transporting 11 pangolins from Guangxi province to Gaoming, Guangdong province in June 2007. They were sezied by policemen as they were unloading the animals at a restaurant. The two were also fined CNY 2,000 (USD 280) and CNY 1,000 (USD140), respectively.

YNTV reports that on 24 January, Luxi forest police seized 19 live pangolins during a routine check. The animals had been smuggled into China from Myanmar.

Finally, 0579.net reports that on 15 February, 60 frozen pangolins and three boxes of snakes were seized from a coach by traffic police in Jinhua. The driver said the items were from Guangzhou and bound for Shanghai.

http://www.fsonline.com.cn/gaomingtoday/gmzh/200801250214.htm

http://program.yntv.cn/category/3010201/2008/01/28/2008-01-28_536355_3010201.shtml

http://news.0579.net/shownews/read_17103.htm

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