14 DAY TRIAL // Media reports say that two ivory traders have recently been taken into custody by police officers in Indonesia's Aceh province. Should things go as planned, the traders will soon appear before a judge and will be made to pay for their actions.
According to EcoWatch, these two men that police officers in Indonesia arrested this past May 4 are guilty of more than just trading ivory. Thus, it is said that they have also been charged with selling elephant bones, live orangutans, and even a live tiger cub.
Information shared with the public by the Wildlife Conservation Society says that, although they are yet to prove this, authorities in Indonesia strongly suspect that the two illegal traders got their merchandise from hunters operating in West Aceh and Nagan Raya.
For the time being, it is unclear when exactly the two men will make an appearance in court. However, members and supporters of the Wildlife Conservation Society hope that, when this happens, the judge who will preside over this case will be anything but lenient.
The conservationists explain that, if countries such as Indonesia are to even stand at chance at putting an end to wildlife crime sometime in the near future, it is mandatory that those found guilty of illegally trading animal body parts be punished to the full extent of the law.