A man was arrested in the act for wild animal trafficking while carrying 667 birds. The arrest took place at dawn on Saturday (10), at km 12 of the Magé-Manilha Road, which connects Magé to Itaboraí, Rio de Janeiro.
During the approach, agents found specimens of various species; One of them, Pixoxó, endangered and native and restricted species of the Atlantic Forest of Rio de Janeiro.
The action was coordinated by the Operations Center of the Environmental Police Station, the Federal Police (PF), next to the Policing Command of the Metropolitan Area, of the RJ Military Police, through information sharing.
The agents identified that the senior pastry sent to an illegal deposit. The site would be used to supply traffickers and traders who work clandestinely at fairs in São Gonçalo, East Metropolitan, and in the Lakes Region (RJ).
According to the Federal Police, the seized birds received team care from the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio), which freed the animals in the wild, following.
Watch video of the passaros being released:
The man had his cell phone and vehicle seized and was sent to the PF Regional Superintendence to draw up the arrest in the act for committing environmental crimes. In addition, it has been acted and will be administratively fined by ICMBio, still being accounted for.
The fine to be stipulated by the institute may exceed the house of R $ 700 thousand reais. It is calculated according to the number of animals found under the inauguration of the offender and increased to each endangered passure found.
In addition to the PF, RJ and ICMBio, the action was attended by the Civil Police, the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama) and the State Environment Institute (INEA) and ICMBio.
Largest wildlife trafficker
This week, the Rio Civil Police had already arrested a man considered to be the largest trafficker of the state’s wild animals. The arrest took place in the same region of the case of this Saturday, in Itaboraí.
During an approach, police officers found inside the 163 -bird man’s vehicle, which were transported in closed bags. A second investigated was also arrested in the police action.
According to the corporation, the animals would be sold at clandestine fairs, especially in Duque de Caxias, Baixada Fluminense. With the arrest, four properties linked to the criminal were the target of a search and seizure warrant.
At the addresses, non -documentation birds were located, as well as counterfeit washers, tactical clothing, hunting materials, cell phones, computers and payment spreadsheets.
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This content was originally published in man is arrested in the act for 667 wild bird trafficking in RJ on CNN Brazil.
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