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Perhilitian officers transferred every 3 years to prevent collusion with poachers
Kuala Lumpur :: Malaysia | 6 months ago
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Department of Wildlife and National Parks (Perhilitan) officers are transferred to another place every three years to prevent them from colluding with wildlife smugglers, said Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Douglas Uggah Embas
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Jail term cut for wildlife trader Anson Wong condemned
Petaling Jaya :: Malaysia | 1 year ago
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Wildlife trade monitoring network Traffic has condemned the decision to allow convicted wildlife trader Anson Wong to walk free, calling it a culmination of chronic failures in prosecution and investigation. Its South-east Asia regional director Dr
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The £6bn trade in animal smuggling
Cape Town :: South Africa | 2 years ago
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Many people associate animal smuggling with small-time crooks trying to bring a few lizards in a suitcase to be sold by the under-the-counter pet trade. It is, in fact, a multifaceted business catering to huge demand among collectors for exotic
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Wildlife smuggler Anson Wong can appeal against higher sentence, court rules
Kuala Lumpur :: Malaysia | over 2 years ago
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The Court of Appeal here has granted convicted wildlife smuggler Anson Wong leave to appeal his increased sentence and also ordered for the hearing to be expedited. Wong's lawyer Datuk Seri Shafee Abdullah told reporters Monday that he would be
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Anson Wong's appeal hearing postponed to Jan 24
Kuala Lumpur :: Malaysia | over 2 years ago
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The Court of Appeal has postponed hearing a leave application to appeal, in the case of convicted wildlife smuggler Anson Wong to Jan 24. The date was set after Wong's counsel Datuk Seri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah informed the court that an order to
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Anson Wong slapped with five-year jail term
Shah Alam :: Malaysia | over 2 years ago
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Convicted wildlife smuggler Anson Wong has been slapped with a five-year jail term, after a High Court here allowed an appeal filed by the Attorney-General's Chambers for a heavier sentence against him. The court also ordered for a fine of RM190,000,
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Anson Wong treated animals inhumanely, court hears
Shah Alam :: Malaysia | over 2 years ago
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Wildlife smuggler Anson Wong allegedly treated the animals he intended to export in an inhumane manner, the High Court heard. Deputy Public Prosecutor Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar told the court that 95 boa constrictors were stuffed inside a luggage, causing
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Appeal for heavier sentence against Anson Wong postponed to Oct 29
Shah Alam :: Malaysia | over 2 years ago
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The High Court here has postponed to Oct 29, an application for a heavier sentence against convicted wildlife trafficker Anson Wong. Wong's new counsel Datuk Shafee Abdullah requested for the postponement Friday, saying he had just received the
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Malaysia revokes 'Lizard King' permits
Penang :: Malaysia | over 2 years ago
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Lizard King" and ordered the seizure of all his animals, including two tigers and a crocodile, an official said today. The tough new measures come after Anson Wong, described as one of the world's most-wanted wildlife traffickers, was last month
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Anson to lose wildlife after withdrawal of permits
George Town :: Cayman Islands | over 2 years ago
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The state Wildlife and National Parks Department will seize all wildlife under the care of convicted wildlife smuggler Anson Wong and his wife. Its director Jamalun Nasir Ibrahim said all permits and business licences issued to Wong and his wife
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