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Archipelago 1 year ago

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Depok Police bust baby-trafficking syndicate selling newborns in Bali

The Depok Police in West Java have uncovered a cross-provincial baby-trafficking ring that allegedly bought newborns online and sold them to residents, some of them foreigners, of the resort island of Bali.

Archipelago 3 years ago

Police name ex-regent suspect of illegal tiger skin trade

Local police caught the former Bener Meriah regent and two other suspects as they were trying to sell the skin and bones of a slain Sumatran tiger.

Archipelago 3 years ago

Five arrested for trying to sell infant orangutan

The suspects, aged 17 to 20 – including a female teenager, were arrested during the transaction.

Society 4 years ago

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Indonesia declares fight against illegal mercury trade

Indonesia has introduced a global declaration that calls on parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury to tackle illegal trade of mercury, with the hope that such a move would spur stronger international cooperation in the future.

Opinion 5 years ago

Banks can help stop illegal wildlife trade

Following the financial trails of wildlife traffickers is one of the most effective ways to identify broader criminal networks.

National 5 years ago

Three arrested for alleged ivory trade in Riau

Police found two 80-centimeter-long elephant tusks wrapped in a burlap sack in the suspects' car. The tusks were carved and filled with cement.

National 5 years ago

Lampung Police arrest three suspected illegal ivory traders

The Lampung Police have arrested three individuals who were allegedly engaged in illegal elephant ivory trade in the region.

National 5 years ago

Conservation agency foils smuggling of protected Moluccan birds, reptiles

The Maluku Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) has thwarted attempted illegal trade involving birds and reptiles originating from the Maluku Islands.

World 5 years ago

Samsung heir avoids detention over controversial merger

The heir to South Korea's Samsung empire avoided arrest on Tuesday over a controversial merger of two business units seen as a key step to his succession, Yonhap news agency reported.