More than a thousand Chinese toads were illegally hunted and rescued while being transported and sold

A live Chinese toad seized by the police.Photo courtesy of the police

China News Service, Changchun, April 23 (Sun Boyan and Zhang Nan Cuijian) The reporter learned on the 23rd that the Huangnihe Forest Public Security Bureau of Jilin Province has recently successfully cracked a series of illegal hunting cases, arrested 5 criminal suspects, and confiscated 1,321 live Chinese toads. .

According to the police, on the 16th of this month, the forest police of the Huangnihe Forest Public Security Bureau of Jilin Province learned through investigation clues that a large number of toads were hunted in Emu Town of Dunhua City and prepared to sell them at an aquatic product market in Dunhua City.

Upon learning of the situation, the police immediately launched investigations. At about 9 o’clock that day, the police intercepted a van carrying 4 woven bags of toads on National Highway 302 and seized 1,321 live toads on the spot. Upon on-site questioning, the owner of the car, Qin, could not explain the legal source of the toad. Immediately, the police summoned Qin to the case handling area of ​​Huangnihe Forest Public Security Bureau for investigation according to law.

After investigation, Qin instructed Miao, Xie, Huang, and Wang residents of the forest farms of the Huangnihe Forestry Bureau to illegally hunt toads on April 12 and April 15, and paid 6 to 7 yuan Wait for the price of the acquisition. On April 16th, Qin drove to transport the illegally hunted toads to Dunhua City for sale, but was intercepted by the police during the transportation.

Through a lot of work by the police, Miao, Xie, Huang, and Wang came to the case one after another, and the four confessed to illegal hunting.

Appraisal by the Wildlife Inspection Center of the State Forestry and Grassland Administration, the toads confiscated in this case belong to the Amphibians Anura Bufoidae Chinese toads, which belong to the national “Three Haves” protected animals. The illegal hunting of more than 100 animals constitutes a very serious case.

At present, Qin, Miao, Xie, Huang, and Wang have been taken compulsory measures by the Huangnihe Forest Public Security Bureau according to law, and the case is under further investigation. (Finish)