Appalling and horrific toll on bears to serve as rare culinary ingredient or as an expensive present ...
Customs officials seize 213 bear paws & arrest two Russians for attempting to smuggle them into China
Customs officials at Manzhouli, the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, discovered a haul of 213 wild bear paws that had been hidden in a vehicle by two Russian nationals, the biggest seizure of smuggled paws ever made by Chinese customs.
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The suspects have been detained by customs police in the city, pending further investigations, including the destination of the paws, officials from the city's customs office told the Global Times on Monday.
Police said that the smugglers looked intense and suspicious during the regular check when entering the Chinese border on May 22, so they decided to send the vehicle for scanning. Customs officials then found the paws stuffed inside the van's wheels and spare tire.
The initial investigation found the paws may come from the brown bear, which is a nationally protected animal in China.
The smugglers were detained by police immediately.
"This case is quite special as it occurred in May, which is not a peak time for smuggling bear paws as the weather is too warm to keep the paws fresh," said Sun Rongxin, an official from Manzhouli customs. He added they had often seen similar attempts to smuggle paws, but in much smaller amounts and occurring during winter or early spring.
Full story at http://www.globaltimes.cn/
Image: Customs officials count 213 bear paws seized after two Russian men attempted to smuggle them into China (c) ReutersSee More
Appalling and horrific toll on bears to serve as rare culinary ingredient or as an expensive present ...
Customs officials seize 213 bear paws & arrest two Russians for attempting to smuggle them into China
Customs officials at Manzhouli, the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, discovered a haul of 213 wild bear paws that had been hidden in a vehicle by two Russian nationals, the biggest seizure of smuggled paws ever made by Chinese customs.
...
The suspects have been detained by customs police in the city, pending further investigations, including the destination of the paws, officials from the city's customs office told the Global Times on Monday.
Police said that the smugglers looked intense and suspicious during the regular check when entering the Chinese border on May 22, so they decided to send the vehicle for scanning. Customs officials then found the paws stuffed inside the van's wheels and spare tire.
The initial investigation found the paws may come from the brown bear, which is a nationally protected animal in China.
The smugglers were detained by police immediately.
"This case is quite special as it occurred in May, which is not a peak time for smuggling bear paws as the weather is too warm to keep the paws fresh," said Sun Rongxin, an official from Manzhouli customs. He added they had often seen similar attempts to smuggle paws, but in much smaller amounts and occurring during winter or early spring.
Full story at http://www.globaltimes.cn/
Image: Customs officials count 213 bear paws seized after two Russian men attempted to smuggle them into China (c) ReutersSee More
Customs officials seize 213 bear paws & arrest two Russians for attempting to smuggle them into China
Customs officials at Manzhouli, the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, discovered a haul of 213 wild bear paws that had been hidden in a vehicle by two Russian nationals, the biggest seizure of smuggled paws ever made by Chinese customs.
...
The suspects have been detained by customs police in the city, pending further investigations, including the destination of the paws, officials from the city's customs office told the Global Times on Monday.
Police said that the smugglers looked intense and suspicious during the regular check when entering the Chinese border on May 22, so they decided to send the vehicle for scanning. Customs officials then found the paws stuffed inside the van's wheels and spare tire.
The initial investigation found the paws may come from the brown bear, which is a nationally protected animal in China.
The smugglers were detained by police immediately.
"This case is quite special as it occurred in May, which is not a peak time for smuggling bear paws as the weather is too warm to keep the paws fresh," said Sun Rongxin, an official from Manzhouli customs. He added they had often seen similar attempts to smuggle paws, but in much smaller amounts and occurring during winter or early spring.
Full story at http://www.globaltimes.cn/
Image: Customs officials count 213 bear paws seized after two Russian men attempted to smuggle them into China (c) ReutersSee More
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