HCMC: Discovered a 20 kg King Cobra in a Foam Container | News

09/22/2020 Vietnam



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On September 22, the police H. Hoc Mon (Ho Chi Minh City) detained Mr. DVT (44 years old, living in Dong Nai) to investigate the illegal transport of animals on the list of endangered species, precious and rare. Priority protection.

On the morning of September 17, Mr. DVT was driving a motorcycle with a foam box circulating through Le Van Khuong (H. Hoc Mon), when he was assigned by the H. Hoc Mon Police Economic Police Team and the Dong Thanh Commune Police. the request to stop.

Upon checking the inside of the foam container, the functional force found a net bag containing a snake weighing about 20 kg, suspected of being a king cobra. Mr. T. was taken to the police station for clarification.
HCMC: You discovered a 20 kg king cobra in a foam container.

The king cobra was discovered in the foam barrel.
At the police station, Mr. T. testified on September 14, someone asked him to buy a king cobra of about 20 kg for 1.4 million VND / kg. After that, Mr. T. asked someone named N. in Cambodia to order a 20 kg snake for 1 million VND / kg.
The next day, Mr. T. went to the Mien Dong bus station in Ho Chi Minh City to receive a sponge containing the snake and deliver 20 million VND to the garage to transfer money to N.
Mr. T. brought the snake home to Bien Hoa City (Dong Nai) and made an appointment with the buyer on the morning of September 17 to deliver the goods to the Dua Bridge area, Dong Thanh Commune, Hoc Mon district. On the way to deliver snakes to the buyer, Mr. T. was discovered by the police.

According to initial records from authorities, the snake is a king cobra and a male snake, weighing about 20 kg and measuring more than 4 m. Currently, the snake is being rescued and cared for at the Saigon Zoo and Botanical Garden.

King Cobra belongs to group IB on the list of endangered, precious and rare forest plants and animals (Decree No. 06/2019 / ND-CP).




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