2,509 Confiscated Birds Released In Way Pisang Forest In South Lampung
A total of 2,509 confiscated birds were released in the Way Pisang Register 3 forest in Gunung Rajabasa, South Lampung Regency, Lampung Province, on July 29, 2023.Kapolsek Bakauheni Port Area AKP Ridho Rafika said the birds were confiscated by officers at Bakauheni Port on July 28, 2023 because they were transported without official documents."The birds brought from the Waykanan area are suspected to be smuggled into Java Island," he explained when contacted from Lampung, Antara, Sunday, July 30.On July 28, 2023 at 20.38 WIB, while conducting inspections in the parking area of vehicles that were about to enter the executive ship, officers found many birds in the black metallic Daihatsu Xenia car with plate number installed B 2179 KQZ."A total of 2,509 wild bird species were transported from the Waykanan area and wanted to be taken to the Cibitung area with wages for carrying wild bird species of Rp. 7 million," he said.The birds were then confiscated by officers because they were sent without documents for sending wild animals.The South Lampung Resort Police, the Natural Resources Conservation Center, and the Quarantine Center then released the birds into the Way Pisang forest.