Suspected illegal pig importer caught in Phnom Penh


A total of 57 pigs were seized in Boeung Tumpun commune of Phnom Penh’s Meanchey district on Jan 16, 2022. - FACEBOOK

PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/Asia News Network): Authorities on Sunday (Jan 16) stopped a truck illegally transporting 57 live pigs on suspicion of importing them from neighbouring countries for distribution in Phnom Penh.

The truck was stopped by the intervention team for the suppression of animal trafficking and other offences concerning products of animal origin – a unit under the General Directorate of Animal Health and Production – in collaboration with the Phnom Penh municipal Bureau of Animal Health and Production.

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