121 pythons discovered by city customs
Print Edition
A PASSENGER who brought 121 ball pythons from Hong Kong to Shanghai is under criminal investigation, Shanghai Customs said yesterday.
The ball pythons, which are native to Africa, were discovered in an x-ray luggage check at Pudong International Airport last Wednesday.
The passenger, a Chinese man in his 30s, didn’t declare the snakes when he took a flight from Hong Kong to Shanghai.
When questioned by customs inspectors, the passenger claimed the pythons were rubber toy snakes.
But when inspectors asked him to open the luggage and it was obvious that they were alive, the passenger changed his story and said that he brought the snakes in because he wanted to raise them as pets.
Inspectors seized a total of 121 ball pythons wrapped in black stockings in 21 boxes. One of the snakes is 60 centimeters long, said customs officials.
The ball python is a protected species according to international trade conventions on endangered wild animal and plant species, which means it is banned from trade.
Residents are warned not to bring endangered animals and plants into China as this would violate Criminal Law.
The man is being held in custody in connection with the find, but no charges have as yet been brought, officials said.
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 娌狪CP璇侊細娌狪CP澶05050403鍙-1
- |
- 浜掕仈缃戞柊闂讳俊鎭湇鍔¤鍙瘉锛31120180004
- |
- 缃戠粶瑙嗗惉璁稿彲璇侊細0909346
- |
- 骞挎挱鐢佃鑺傜洰鍒朵綔璁稿彲璇侊細娌瓧绗354鍙
- |
- 澧炲肩數淇′笟鍔＄粡钀ヨ鍙瘉锛氭勃B2-20120012
Copyright 漏 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
