Wildlife smuggler suspects arrested in Zhengzhou, China
9 suspects have been arrested by the Zhengzhou branch of the Henan Forest Police, China, and 3 monitor lizards, 76 pangolins, 59 giant salamanders and 100 bear paws seized. The police said pangolins and bear paws were illegally traded in Weisanlu Aquatic market, from where they were regularly transported by rental car to destinations including Beijing, Zhengjiang, Shandong and Guangdong.
Xinhua Net
21 April 2008
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