The new report reaching us from China confirms that the country has just jailed 17 Nigerians after they smuggled about 23 tonnes of pangolin scales that worth 28 million dollars.



Pangolin: What You Need To Know About This Animal And Why People Are Rushing It

Information gathered by BBC revealed that two men that acted as the leaders of the smuggling activity that occurred between 2018 and 2019 will spend 13 and 14 years in prison while 15 people also got jail terms ranging from 15 months to 2 years.

Pangolins, also known as scaly anteaters are the most trafficked land animals across the world and they are very common in Sub Saharan Africa countries especially Nigeria and Cameroon, although you can still found them in some Asia countries.

Reports say that people have been hunting Pangolins for many years now and their scales can be used as a medicinal treatment in both Asia and Africa.



I guess this has been one of the reasons people go extra miles across the world to get Pangolin by all means.

It is very hard to detect the exact figure of Pangolin that have been traded illegally over the year but reports show that between 2014 and 2018, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said that about 370,000 pangolins have been seized globally.

They even disclosed that millions of Pangolins have been killed.



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It is an highly endangered species