BANGKOK: A resort complex in northwest Laos targeting Chinese visitors has become a “lawless playground” for the illegal wildlife trade, ranging from tiger meat to bear paws, an advocacy group said.
Customers “can openly buy endangered species products” in the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone on the border between Laos, Myanmar and Thailand in Laos’ Bokeo province, according to a report by the Environmental Investigation Agency yesterday.
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