Oral Answer by Ministry of National Development on number of cases prosecuted for the illegal import and export of endangered species in the past five years

Mar 2, 2022

Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: To ask the Minister for National Development of the cases prosecuted for the illegal import and export of endangered species in the past five years, how many involved (i) the person prosecuted only delivering the endangered species and is not the seller and (ii) the person prosecuted is the seller of the endangered species.

Answer:

1          From 2017 to 2021, 18 cases were prosecuted for the illegal trade of endangered species under the Endangered Species (Import and Export) Act. In seven of these cases, the persons prosecuted were involved only in transporting the endangered species. There was no evidence that they were selling the species or keeping the species for their personal use. 

2          Of the remaining 11 cases, the persons prosecuted in four cases were found to be transporting the endangered species to sell the species. The persons prosecuted in the other seven cases were found to be transporting the endangered species for their personal use.