They are stopping a man offered a Jaguar skull on social networks
police Bolivia On Tuesday, a man of Jaguar’s skull was arrested through social networks, with the aim of another person who sold animal fangs outside the country, and the Forest Protection and Environment Police (Buffoma) said.
The defendant was identified through the “Internet patrol”, through which he was able to identify their data and the place they can find. “I requested 2500 police – 315 euros- for the skull. The operation was carried out in the city of El Alto, where this person was arrested and charged with wildlife trafficking, “said the National Director of Bouvoma, Carlos Cisbia.
The man explained to the police that the skull was transferred to El Alto from the Beni’s Amazon area, although it is not known if there are other people involved in traffic. This is why it is planned to perform a Analysis of the defendant’s phone to determine who has conversations with. According to POFOMA official data, all vang It costs the black market to Bolivia 400 dollars -350 euros – and when you reach countries AsiaThe price rises to $ 4000 per -3500 euros.
Jaguar Protection Laws
The Agricultural Environment Court in the country of Al -Andes decided for the first time, last week, that the corresponding cases are taking protection measures to Jaguar and its habitats, after decades of illegal hunting, the international traffic movement and other threats that mean death At least 200 copies in recent years. The decision also indicates that the Legislative Assembly is a law to establish an economic fund that works to implement Jaguar protection policies.
The court determined that the governmental authorities, grievances of the Secretary of Grievances, the Office of the Public Prosecutor, the Judicial authorities, and other cases are taking “urgent” measures to prevent attacks, threats and intimidation that may suffer from “human rights defenders in environmental issues and their families.”
Current regulations establish Two years to six years in prison For people who pass animals or parts of these in Bolivian lands. So far this year, 173 wild animals have been rescued, there were 23 vital complexes -everything involved the death of an animal without the need. In addition, there are 30 open cases in criminal means of misuse of animals, 12 people imprisoned with a preventive detention and two consistent with the sentence.
