Maputo, 26 Feb (AIM) – The Maputo City Law Court last Thursday sentenced a Vietnamese citizen to 16 years imprisonment for trafficking in wildlife products, including rhinoceros horns an lion claws and teeth.
According to a note from the National Administration of Conservation Areas (ANAC), the Vietnamese citizen (whose name ANAC did not give) intended to smuggle these goods out of the country via Maputo International Airport.
He attracted the attention of police at the airport, and a sniffer dog of the ANAC canine unit detected the presence of the rhino and lion parts.
“The prevention and fight against crimes against biodiversity in Mozambique has achieved notable results, thanks to the coordination between the institutions of criminal investigation and the organs of the administration of justice in close collaboration with our partners”, said the ANAC release.
Founded in 2011, ANAC is a State institution responsible for the conservation of biodiversity and the sustainable development of ecotourism in Mozambique.
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