Increasing smuggling of endangered animal and plant products

A reporter recently learned from Shanghai customs that in January this year, during the supervision of flights from France, 11 rhinoceros horns and their products as well as 36 ivory products were seized from suitcases carried by two Chinese passengers of the same trade According to the identification of Shanghai wildlife identification center, the above items are worth more than 5 million yuan Recently, two passengers have been officially arrested by the procuratorate Since this year, Shanghai Customs has successively seized several cases of illegally bringing endangered animals and their products into China In recent years, the smuggling cases of endangered animal and plant products are increasing, and gradually showing new characteristics According to statistics of Shanghai Customs, in 2012, Shanghai Customs seized 5055 endangered animals and plants and their products, such as ivory, with a year-on-year growth of 1 times In the first two months of this year, Shanghai Customs seized 839 endangered animals and plants and their products in the channels of passenger luggage and postal articles, a three fold increase over the same period last year The reporter learned that China joined cites as early as 1981 As a member of cites, all wild animals listed in Appendix I and Appendix II of cites that are not native to China, such as rhinoceros, cynomolgus monkey, kangaroo, ostrich, African elephant, zebra, etc., are recognized as national level I and national level II protected wild animals according to the Convention respectively, and the management of these wild animals and their products (including any identifiable part or their derivatives) is the same as that of the original The national first-class and second-class protected wild animals produced in China shall be implemented in accordance with the existing laws, regulations and rules of the state In recent years, there are many cases that tourists become defendants because they don't know it's a crime Shanghai Customs specially reminds passengers to study and understand relevant national laws and regulations while relaxing during overseas holidays, so as to avoid accidentally violating national regulations and stepping on the "red line" when entering and leaving the country.