Four traders charged for selling ivory

An antiques and souvenir shop owner was charged in the Phnom Penh Municipal Court for possession and selling rare and endangered samples [bones] without permission. Three other antiques and souvenir traders, who are at large, were also charged. The court issued warrants of arrest for the trio. The trio’s assets have also been frozen and their homes sealed.

The four, who operate their businesses in the Roluos neighbourhood in Phnom Penh’s Dangkor district, were identified as La Sengnguon, Sok Theara, Ly Henghour and Sey Hour.

They were charged yesterday with “possessing and selling ivory without permission” under Article 98 of the Law on Forestry and face jail terms of between one and three years if convicted.

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