Smuggled Pangolins Seized Outside Hua Hin

[sbk]

Dec 19, 2008

130 smuggled pangolins seized

BANGKOK - THAI customs officers said on Friday they had rescued 130 pangolins and arrested one man attempting to smuggle the endangered animals out of the country.

Customs officers intercepted a truck in Thailand's central Prachuab Khirikhan province late on Thursday night and found the pangolins, or scaly anteaters, trapped in 26 cases.

The mammals are usually exported to China via neighbouring Laos, for cooking.

Customs officials estimated the pangolins, brought up by truck from southern Songkhla province, were worth 650,000 baht (S$27,200).

The Thai driver was arrested and charged with possessing and smuggling endangered wildlife, which carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.

Trade in Asian pangolins has been illegal since 2000. Their meat is regarded as a delicacy in China and their scales are believed to cure a wide range of ailments

. -- AFP

[pothai]

What they look like???

[darrendsd]

What they look like???

think i've seen some of them on soi bintabat

[DanaDeLuxe]

What they look like???

think i've seen some of them on soi bintabat

google is your friend:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pangolin_borneo.jpg

[pothai]

What they look like???

think i've seen some of them on soi bintabat

google is your friend:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pangolin_borneo.jpg

Thanks....