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Orchid thieves caught in NZ
Good job, orchid lovers caught them!
-- Reka I don't give a damn for a man that can only spell a word one way. Mark Twain (1835 - 1910) http://www.rolbox.it/hukari/index.html Czech men charged with stealing rare native orchids 20 January 2004 A pair of Czech men are believed to be the first people charged with stealing rare native orchids out of National Parks and smuggling them out of the country. They were arrested yesterday by the Wildlife Enforcement Group, a multi-agency team responsible for investigating the smuggling of flora and fauna. The group has refused to say where the pair were arrested, how they were smuggling the orchids or the type and quantity of specimens they are alleged to have taken. The threat of such activity has seen New Zealand's 150-strong network of orchid lovers on alert since last month , with word quickly spreading that a suspicious pair of orchid hunters should not be guided to rare orchids under any circumstances. More at: http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2788453a10,00.html --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.564 / Virus Database: 356 - Release Date: 19.01.04 |
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Orchid thieves caught in NZ
"Reka" wrote in message ...
Good job, orchid lovers caught them! -- Reka I don't give a damn for a man that can only spell a word one way. Mark Twain (1835 - 1910) http://www.rolbox.it/hukari/index.html Czech men charged with stealing rare native orchids 20 January 2004 A pair of Czech men are believed to be the first people charged with stealing rare native orchids out of National Parks and smuggling them out of the country. They were arrested yesterday by the Wildlife Enforcement Group, a multi-agency team responsible for investigating the smuggling of flora and fauna. The group has refused to say where the pair were arrested, how they were smuggling the orchids or the type and quantity of specimens they are alleged to have taken. Unless these men are tried in secret, the location, type of orchid and quantities will become public knowledge anyway. Are --in camera-- trials common in NZ? J. Del Col |
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