Malaysia is at the heart of a massive wildlife trade.
The United States is set to prosecute a Malaysian ‘Datuk Seri’ for conspiring to engage in wildlife trafficking and money laundering.
Teo, who is said to have businesses in Malaysia and Thailand, is accused of trading and smuggling rhino horn. Today @SDNYLIVE another rhino horn case, extradition of TEO BOON CHING, a/k/a “Zhang,” a/k/a “Dato Sri,” charged with conspiracy to traffic in more than 70 kilos of rhinoceros horns worth $725,000 & illegal poaching of rhinoceros, an endangered wildlife species. pic.twitter.com/Q90e1kyQTA
The buyer transferred the money from a New York bank to numerous Chinese bank accounts through a “secret” banking facility in Thailand. — Dr Richard Ssuna July 20, 2022 Reuters reported that the US had imposed sanctions on the Malaysian group, accusing it of engaging in ‘cruel trafficking of endangered wildlife and poaching products’.The organization specializes in transporting rhino horn, ivory and pangolin from Africa.
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