Bearded dragon supplier, 47, in Singapore fined S$2,000 for keeping, selling exotic reptile on Telegram


NParks cautioned pet owners against purchasing pets from unlicensed sources, as the health of these animals are unknown. - Photo: NPARKS

SINGAPORE: A 47-year-old man was fined S$2,000 on Wednesday (Sept 17) after he was found selling bearded dragons on a Telegram chat group.

Singaporean Lim Ban Guan pleaded guilty to one charge of offering to sell the reptile illegally to a National Parks Board (NParks) officer who posed as a buyer, and one charge of keeping another bearded dragon.

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