Custom
Office and the Indonesian military busted smuggling of 3 orangutan cubs in
Dumai, Riau province of Indonesia. Head of Wildlife Authority (BBKSDA) in Riau,
Suharyono told the press on Wednesday night (6/26) in Pekanbaru, Riau.
He
explained, based on information from the local community that there would be
smuggling of protected animals from Pekanbaru to Malaysia through small port in
the Dumai City area by using a Speedboat.
Together with the three orangutans, some other animals were also confiscated including two long-tailed monkeys (macaca fascicularis), one siamang (symphalangus syndactylus) and one binturong (arctictis binturong).