On January 14, information from the Traffic Police Department of Thanh Hoa Provincial Police said that at about 11 am on January 13, at Km23+500 provincial road 505B (area of Cay Nghia village, Xuan Thai commune), a patrol and control task force of Traffic Police Team No. 2 received a culi individual voluntarily handed over by people.
The culi specimen was discovered by Mr. Bui Van Chien (resident of Ap Cu village, Xuan Thai commune) in the kitchen area. After safely arresting and learning information, Mr. Chien knew that this was a rare animal, so he proactively took it to hand over to functional agencies. On the way, he met the traffic police task force on duty and directly handed over the culi specimen.
According to Captain Le Xuan Linh, an officer of the task force, immediately after receiving it, functional forces coordinated with Xuan Thai Commune Police to hand over the clove to Ben En National Park in accordance with regulations. Through inspection, the health of the clove was stable and it was released back to the natural environment in the national park area.
It is known that in Vietnam there are currently two species of lily, large lily and small lily, both belonging to the Primates Department, in the Vietnam Red Book and belonging to the list of endangered, precious, and rare species prioritized for protection.
Functional agencies recommend that all acts of hunting, killing, raising, transporting, and trading cu li illegally violate the law and may be prosecuted for criminal liability, with the highest penalty being up to 15 years in prison according to Article 244 of the 2015 Penal Code, amended and supplemented in 2017.
