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Almost smuggled orangutans home Kapuas

Liputan6.com, Pangkalan Bun: Efforts officers foiled the smuggling of orangutans Natural Resources Conservation Agency Region II, Pangkalan Bun, Central Kalimantan, on Saturday (10 / 7). This government-protected primates rescued just before it is transported by boat to the island of Java.

Roy, that's a five-year-old male orangutan is about to be smuggled. This morning, these rare animals seized from the hands of smuggling in the port of Kumai. Primates from the Kapuas district was taken by car. Although it still looks healthy, based on examination, this orangutan is stressed. Roy was soon transferred to the Central Quarantine Orangutan, for further treatment.

So far two suspects checked in Pangkalan Bun NRCA Office. If convicted, the perpetrator threatened the maximum penalty of five years in prison and fined Rp 100 million. (OMI / ANS)