Monday, 06 September 2010




KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A Malaysian court sentenced a notorious wildlife trader to six months in prison Monday after he was caught smuggling 95 live boa constrictors in his luggage at the country's main airport. Keng Liang "Anson" Wong, 52, was also fined 190,000 ringgit ($50,000) after pleading guilty at a district court to a charge of exporting the endangered snakes without a permit, said Faridz Gohim Abdullah, a prosecuting officer representing Malaysia's wildlife department. Wong's bag...
Full Story: The Guardian



 

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