Investigation Exposes Cambodia’s Illegal Wildlife Trade Linked to Transnational Crime

Investigation Exposes Cambodia’s Illegal Wildlife Trade Linked to Transnational Crime

By Mongabay.com There’s a thriving illegal wildlife trade in Cambodia that caters to high-ranking government officials and wealthy Chinese nationals, according to a report on a yearlong undercover investigation by the U.S.-based NGO Earth League International (ELI). The report, titled “Sandokan,” identified five kingpins allegedly running transnational criminal networks involved in wildlife smuggling, human and drug trafficking, and sophisticate…