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The husband and wife (married couple) Samsul Arifin (46) and Suhaini, Trigonco Village residents, who are accused Asembagus District as part of the syndicate threatened monkey meat trade 12-year prison sentence.

From tests done so, Sunday (14.3.2010), the police entrap suspects by Article 5 in 1990 about the conservation of biological resources and ecosystem. Because both are considered to be damaging the habitat and the hunting of protected animals in the Forest Baluran National Park (HTNB).

Not only punishment bondage teens will receive a suspect, in Law No. 5 year 1990 was also mentioned, defendant ordered to pay fines of U.S. $ 100 million.

Police Kasatreskrim Situbondo, AKP Sunarto, explaining his side still go into these cases, police suspect the monkey meat trade network is already very broad.

"What is clear we still hold the suspects, all of our evidence secured, except for monkey meat we only documented in the form of photographs, because the meat has begun to rot," he explained when contacted, detiksurabaya.com.

Monkey meat trade syndicate dismantled by the police Situbondo. These hunters caught during the hunt monkeys in Baluran National Park (HTNB), Saturday (13/3/2010).

Couples are Samsul Arifin (46) and Suhaini (46) was arrested and suspected of masterminding a protected animal hunting it. Police secure the two rifles, and 30 kg of meat monkey. Results revealed the police investigation, if they are often hunted in the area HTNB monkeys.