皇冠体育app

BEIJING - Over 200 wildlife product trafficking cases were cracked and more than 100 criminal suspects apprehended in a multinational crackdown, 皇冠体育app's wildlife watchdog said Sunday.

皇冠体育app led the operation involving 22 Asian and African countries from January 6 to February 5, the State Forestry Administration said.

Through the operation codenamed "Cobra," 6.5 tonnes of ivory, 1.6 tonnes of shahtoosh, 22 rhino horns, 10 tiger hides, as well as other protected animal and plant species and products derived from them, were confiscated.

The operation marked the first time for 皇冠体育app to lead a cross-continent joint crackdown on such crimes.

Yin Hong, vice director of the administration, said the operation shows the country's resolution and capability to push forward multilateral cooperation to crack down on the trafficking of wildlife products.