【全非资讯·西非】 西非：欧盟支持的特别行动队查获735公斤穿山甲鳞片

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#西非 #非洲由欧盟支持的国家野生动植物犯罪特别工作组（WCTF）成功截获735.5公斤穿山甲鳞片，再次将利比里亚置于全球打击非法野生动植物贸易斗争的中心位置。这一价值数十亿美元的跨国犯罪产业正日益与有组织的跨境网络紧密关联。此次行动在野生正义委员会（WJC）的情报支持下展开，已导致两名嫌疑人被捕，并被羁押于蒙罗维亚中央监狱。当局表示，调查仍在进行中，旨在查明背后更广泛的犯罪供应链，据信该链条横跨西非，最终通往亚洲市场——在这些市场，穿山甲鳞片被非法用于传统医药，尽管并无科学证据表明其具有药用价值。利比里亚林业发展局（FDA）官员表示，此次行动得益于利比里亚执法部门与国际伙伴之间的协调情报共享。“野生动植物犯罪是一种有组织犯罪，战胜它需要有组织的应对措施，”FDA森林执法主管兼WCTF协调员爱德华·Y.N.W. 阿普尔顿（Edward Y.N.W. Appleton）表示，“凭借野生正义委员会等国际合作伙伴提供的精准情报，我们的特别工作组得以迅速、果断且安全地采取行动。”当局称，此次破获案件标志着该国执法策略的重大转变——从以往的被动应对转向以情报为导向的主动行动，重点打击贩运网络，而非孤立的违法个体。成立于2019年、并在欧盟通过“PROBIO”计划（“通过执法和社区主导举措保护生物多样性”）资助下不断强化的WCTF，在过去两年中已累计促成近100起野生动物及森林犯罪案件的定罪。穿山甲是体形较小、昼伏夜出的哺乳动物，全身覆盖角蛋白鳞片。它们分布于非洲和亚洲，如今已被认为是全球被非法交易最严重的哺乳动物。中文导读跟上WhatsApp上的最新头条| LinkedIn原文原文 / Original Text

A major interdiction of 735.5 kilograms of pangolin scales by an EU-supported National Wildlife Crime Taskforce (WCTF) has once again placed the country at the center of the global fight against illegal wildlife trafficking, a multi-billion-dollar criminal industry increasingly linked to organized transnational networks.The seizure, carried out with intelligence support from the Wildlife Justice Commission (WJC), led to the arrest of two suspects now in custody at Monrovia Central Prison. Authorities say investigations are ongoing to uncover the wider criminal supply chain believed to stretch across West Africa into Asian markets, where pangolin scales are illegally traded for traditional medicine despite no scientific evidence of medicinal value.According to officials at the Forestry Development Authority (FDA), the operation was the result of coordinated intelligence-sharing between Liberian law enforcement and international partners."Wildlife crime is an organized crime, and defeating it requires an organized response," said Edward Y.N.W. Appleton, Chief of Forest Law Enforcement at the FDA and Coordinator of the WCTF. "With the precise intelligence provided by our international partners at the Wildlife Justice Commission, our taskforce was able to act swiftly, decisively, and safely."Keep up with the latest headlines on WhatsApp | LinkedInAuthorities described the bust as part of a growing shift in the country's enforcement posture--from reactive policing to intelligence-led operations targeting trafficking networks rather than isolated offenders.The WCTF, established in 2019 and strengthened through EU-funded support under the PROBIO initiative ("Protecting biodiversity through law enforcement and community-led initiatives"), has recorded close to 100 convictions for wildlife and forest crimes in the past two years alone.Pangolins are small, nocturnal mammals covered in keratin scales. Found across Africa and Asia, they are now considered the most heavily trafficked mammals in the world.

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欧盟支持的国家野生动植物犯罪特别工作组截获735.5公斤穿山甲鳞片，再次将利比里亚置于全球打击非法野生动植物贸易中心。两名嫌疑人被捕，调查正在进行中，据信犯罪供应链横跨西非通往亚洲市场。