According to An Giang Provincial Police, in June 2026, the Investigation Police Agency of An Giang Provincial Police issued decisions to prosecute 2 cases, prosecute 10 defendants to investigate the act of "Violating regulations on protection of endangered, precious, and rare animals".
One case related to an inter-provincial animal trafficking ring, exhibits are Java pangolins, belonging to the list of endangered, precious, and rare species prioritized for protection; group IB.
A case of hunting and trading silver langurs in Phu Quoc special zone. Police have seized 9 silver langur individuals, 1 homemade gun and many related exhibits. The results of the examination determined that 6 of the 9 individuals seized are Indochinese silver langurs - endangered, precious, and rare animal species prioritized for protection.
An Giang Provincial Police said that the peak period of fighting, preventing, and handling acts of hunting, keeping, illegally trading endangered, precious, and rare animals and using electric shock to catch aquatic products in the area is from May 7, 2026 to June 30, 2026.
Through the peak period of implementation, 704 cases have been mobilized to hand over and handled. 566 cases have been mobilized to voluntarily hand over 526 electric shock tools, 945 animal individuals (including 58 endangered, precious, and rare animal individuals). 138 cases of violations of regulations on protecting wildlife, endangered, precious, and rare animals, and protecting aquatic resources have been detected, prevented, and handled, with seized exhibits including 333 sets of electric shock tools, 3,661 components for manufacturing electric shock tools, 15 vehicles of all kinds, 4,96m of bird trap nets, 465 animal individuals and many other items used to hunt animals...
According to Colonel Dao Hai Dang, Deputy Director of An Giang Provincial Police, in the coming time, the Provincial Police will continue to direct the strict implementation of the directives of the Ministry of Public Security on coordinating the organization of propaganda, struggle, and handling to contribute to preventing violations of the law related to the protection of wild animals and aquatic resources in Vietnam. At the same time, proactively coordinate with relevant departments, branches, and units to continue to maintain and implement drastically in the struggle, handling, and prevention of violations of the law related to the protection of wild animals and aquatic resources in the province.
