On March 9, the Fangchenggang Border Management Detachment seized a total of 1.64 tons of live mud snakes and swamp frogs without legal procedures, including about 3,500 mud snakes and about 8,500 swamp frogs.
Seized snakes and frogs. Cheng Jianning
At about 2:00 a.m. on the same day, when the Dongxing Water Border Police Station of the detachment and the patrol and control team of the Dongxing Border Management Brigade were carrying out patrols, they found that there was a minivan near Datian Village, Malu Town, Dongxing City, which was more suspicious. When the police stopped and inspected the truck, they found that the back of the carriage was full of plastic boxes, and the smell of fishy smell and frogs was heard from the box.
Seized mud snakes. Cheng Jianning
Captured swamp frogs. Cheng Jianning
After opening the box and inspecting, the box was filled with live snakes and frogs in snakeskin bags, and there were no relevant legal procedures. According to the truck driver Zhu Mou, it was a strange man who hired him to help pull goods through the phone, and when the police called the man's phone, they found that the phone had been turned off. Subsequently, the police took the vehicles and personnel back to the station for investigation.
The police displayed the seized swamp frogs. Cheng Jianning
After investigation, the animals seized this time were mud snakes and swamp frogs, a total of 119 boxes, each two boxes tied together with wire, a total weight of 1.64 tons. Among them, there are 75 boxes of mud snakes, weighing 1031 kg, about 3500, ranging in length from 0.4 meters to 1 meter; swamp frogs have 44 boxes, weighing 605 kg, about 8500, with an average body length of 7 cm.
Police measure the length of the mud snake. Cheng Jianning
It is reported that the mud snake, also known as the Chinese water snake, is the national "three haves" animals (beneficial, important economic value and scientific research value), swamp frog is a key protected animal in Guangxi, if not seized by the police in time, these animals are likely to be sold to restaurants and sent to the table.
Civilian police weighing. Cheng Jianning
At present, the animals have been handed over to the local forestry bureau for disposal.
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