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Protected species trade crackdown

POLICE uncovered more than 700 cases of illegal trade in protected species during a recent crackdown on websites and antique markets, the State Forestry Administration said yesterday.

Around 100,000 police officers inspected 5,962 markets during the crackdown, the dates of which were not disclosed. They busted 13 gangs, punished 1,031 illegal traders and seized more than 130,000 wild animals and 2,000 animal products worth nearly 7 million yuan (US$1.11 million).






 

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