Mondulkiri Man Caught with Illegal Weapon and 8Kgs of Deer Meat

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Mondulkiri Man Caught with Illegal Weapon and 8Kgs of Deer Meat

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Cambodia Breaking News (Mondulkiri): A 31-year-old local hunter, Nhanh Koeun, was sent to court on September 6, 2019,for using an illegal weapon to kill wildlife, in Sre Thom village, Koh Nhek district, Mondulkiri.

The police officials from the Ministry of the Environment collaborated with Prek Pok Conservation officers and the provincial police forces to arrest the suspect. They also confiscated 8 kg of deer meat as well as a gun.
The suspect confessed to the crime of killing protected wildlife. The gun was taken into custody by the Ministry of Environment officials, and the motorbike has been taken into care at the Tropeang Trach police station.
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Re: Mondulkiri Man Caught with Illegal Weapon and 8Kgs of Deer Meat

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They made a movie about this bloke -
"The Deer Hunter and the Orchid Thief"

Venison and orchids - see, even poor people can have refined tastes..
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Re: Mondulkiri Man Caught with Illegal Weapon and 8Kgs of Deer Meat

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A few notes on the Cambodian wild orchid trade
(that is an orchid that has come out of the poachers bag, along with the deer meat. photo above)

https://www.cites.org/sites/default/fil ... Inf-15.pdf

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Je ... df#page=13

https://www.khmertimeskh.com/543028/env ... rotection/
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