Indonesia's Forestry Ministry has foiled an international wildlife trafficking operation involving a Chinese national attempting to smuggle parts of protected animals through North Sulawesi. The suspect, identified by the initials BQ, was caught with a cache of illegal animal parts including rhino horns, tiger fangs, and gall bladders. Dwi Januanto Nugroho, Director General of Law Enforcement at the Forestry Ministry, said the case is part of a broader crackdown on transnational wildlife crime. "We are committed not only to prosecuting the suspect but also dismantling the broader criminal network behind this trade, up to the intellectual actors and international syndicates," Dwi said in a statement received Wednesday in Jakarta
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