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Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Justice (MJIB)
On January 9, 1995, the MJIB uncovered a smuggling ring and
seized three rhino horn cups and 130 ivory ornaments. The case
was referred to the prosecutor's office for further investigation
on March 31, 1995 and was later prosecuted.
On January 20, 1995, two persons were sentenced to eight months
in jail for smuggling 12 rhino horns (20 kg) into Taiwan. On
August 9, 1994, the MJIB had joined forces with local police to
investigate the case, which was referred to the prosecutor's
office for punitive action on August 20, 1994 and was prosecuted
on October 1, 1994. | |
On May 31, 1995, the MJIB uncovered the illegal raising and trade
of Swinhoe's pheasant, gibbon and monkey and the illegal display
of ivory tusks and tiger teeth. The case was referred to the
prosecutor's office for punitive action the same day.
The Keelung Customs Bureau seized 272 ivory tusks and 139 ivory
tusk parts (2,040 kg) on October 3, 1994. After an investigation
by the MJIB, the owner of the ivory was found, and the case was
referred to the prosecutor's office for punitive action on July 4,
1995.
On August 8, 1995, the MJIB uncovered a case of the illegal
processing of hawksbill shell and seized many finished products,
including one box of eye glasses, one box of hawksbill ornaments
and six boxes of raw materials. The case was referred to the
prosecutor's office for punitive action on August 24, 1995.
On August 17, 1995, the MJIB uncovered a smuggling case and
seized four ivory tusks, 77 ivory products, seven tiger teeth, 21
hawksbill specimens and four bone-carved ornaments. The case was
referred to the prosecutor's office for further investigation on
November 10, 1995 and was prosecuted on November 14, 1995.
On November 7, 1995, the MJIB seized 66 ivory tusks, 57 ivory
tusk parts, 42 polished ivory tusks, 148 ivory ornaments, four
boxes of ivory chop material, three rhino horns and some rhino
horn powder with total value of about NT$100 million. The case
is currently under further investigation.
The MJIB seized ten ivory tusks weighing 96 kg that were being
sold illegally. The case was referred to the prosecutor's office
for punitive action on November 9, 1995.
Local Governments, Local Police Officers and Wildlife Protection
Unit (WPU)
From January to October 1995, local governments investigated more
than 2,877 wildlife-related cases; violations of the Wildlife
Conservation Law (WCL) included untimely registration, illegal
display, abandonment, holding, trading, killing and hunting of
wildlife. During the same period, no illegal activities were
found during routine checks of 1,958 traditional medicine stores.
From December 1994 to October 1995, local police officers
investigated 110 violations of the WCL involving bear, fox,
Formosan macaques, Formosan serow, Formosan gem-faced civet,
flying squirrel, dolphin, Swinhoe's pheasant, macaw, owl, brown
shrike, Apaporis river caiman, Yellow-lined box turtle, banded
krait, iguana, arowana, whale products, ivory ornaments, fur
coats, wildlife skins and hawksbill specimens.
From December 1994 to October 1995, the WPU investigated 47
wildlife-related cases involving bears, iguana, ivory products,
hawksbill specimens and others.
Customs
From January to October 1995, customs uncovered 33 cases of
wildlife product smuggling involving ivory tusks, ivory ornaments,
hawksbill ornaments, bear gall bladders, tiger penises, musk,
tiger bone wine, tiger bone adhesive plasters, musk adhesive
plasters and other wildlife products.
