Police: Tons of animals smuggled through Vietnam
Police in Vietnam say an estimated 4,500 tons of wild animals, mostly snakes, turtles and pangolins, have been smuggled through the Southeast Asian country during the past year.
Lt. Col. Vu Duyen Hai of the Department of Environmental Police says the animals are smuggled in from Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Myanmar and taken through Vietnam before heading to China where they are eaten as delicacies or used in traditional medicines. (AP)
