Joint operation ensnares poachers
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="multinational">multinational</span> <span word="operation">operation</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="role">role</span> -<span word="resulted">resulted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="arrests">arrests</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wildlife">wildlife</span> <span word="poachers">poachers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="significance">significance</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="intelligence">intelligence</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="gathered">gathered</span>, <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="operation">operation</span>, <span word="Cobra">Cobra</span> <span word="II">II</span>, <span word="involved">involved</span> 28 <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>, <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="poachers">poachers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="smugglers">smugglers</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 400 <span word="suspects">suspects</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="arrested">arrested</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tons">tons</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="seized">seized</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="month">month</span>-<span word="long">long</span> <span word="operation">operation</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="poachers">poachers</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="signal">signal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="zero">zero</span>-<span word="tolerance">tolerance</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="traffickers">traffickers</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Wan">Wan</span> <span word="Ziming">Ziming</span>, <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Law">Law</span> <span word="Enforcement">Enforcement</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Endangered">Endangered</span> <span word="Species">Species</span> <span word="Import">Import</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Export">Export</span> <span word="Management">Management</span> <span word="Office">Office</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="operation">operation</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Dec">Dec</span> 30 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Jan">Jan</span> 26, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Cobra">Cobra</span> <span word="operation">operation</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="initiated">initiated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="operation">operation</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="organized">organized</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Lusaka">Lusaka</span> <span word="Agreement">Agreement</span> <span word="Task">Task</span> <span word="Force">Force</span>, <span word="ASEAN">ASEAN</span> <span word="Wildlife">Wildlife</span> <span word="Enforcement">Enforcement</span> <span word="Network">Network</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span> <span word="Wildlife">Wildlife</span> <span word="Enforcement">Enforcement</span> <span word="Network">Network</span>.</p><p><span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 100,000 <span word="personnel">personnel</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="operation">operation</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="disposal">disposal</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="uncover">uncover</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 200 <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="over">over</span> 250 <span word="suspects">suspects</span>, <span word="accounting">accounting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="cases">cases</span>.</p><p><span word="Cobra">Cobra</span> <span word="II">II</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="praise">praise</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="community">community</span>.</p><p><span word="Edward">Edward</span> <span word="Grace">Grace</span>, <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Fish">Fish</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Wildlife">Wildlife</span> <span word="Service">Service</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Law">Law</span> <span word="Enforcement">Enforcement</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="operation">operation</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="poachers">poachers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="smugglers">smugglers</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="globe">globe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="endangered">endangered</span> <span word="wildlife">wildlife</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="theirs">theirs</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="taking">taking</span>.</p>
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