KLHK And Police Thwart Pangolin Scales Trade In Jambi, Perpetrators Are Threatened With 5 Years In Prison

The suspect in smuggling pangolin scales was arrested by the KLKH team and the Jambi Regional Police. (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The Balai Gakkum of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) for the Sumatra region together with the Jambi Regional Police arrested the perpetrators of the distribution of protected wild plants and animals, namely pangolin scales (Manis javanica) from Riau about to be brought to Tungkal, Jambi. The team managed to thwart the shipment of eight kilograms of scales. pangolins on the Gemuruh-Tungkal Ulu East Sumatra Cross Road, Tungkal Ulu Subdistrict, Tanjabbar Regency, Jambi Province by securing a perpetrator, according to an official statement from the KLHK Sumatra Region Gakkum Hall, reported by Antara, Monday, November 15. From the disclosure of the case, a joint team said. managed to capture from the hands of a person with the initials TPT (42) as the perpetrator who carried the pangolin scales. Investigators also secured evidence in the form of a cardboard box covered with brown duct tape containing pangolin scales weighing approximately eight kilograms and a cell phone.

The arrest of the perpetrators, TPT followed public information about the transaction of pangolin scales brought from Pekanbaru to Tungkal Ulu. Furthermore, the Balai Gakkum KLHK of Sumatra region coordinated with the Jambi Regional Police to take action. The perpetrators of TPT were residents of Sukaramai Village, Tapung Hulu District, Kabupaten Kampar, Riau Province. Now the perpetrator is undergoing an examination by PPNS Balai Gakkum KLHK Sumatra Region. and its ecosystem with a maximum imprisonment of 5 years and a maximum fine of Rp. 100 million.