What started off as a prank for one man resulted in an $8,000 fine, after he bought and later sold a pangolin through a Telegram chat group. Lee Kian Han, 35, pleaded guilty on March 13 to one charge of selling a Sunda pangolin illegally to a National Parks Board (NParks)...
Lee Kian Han pleaded guilty to selling a Sunda pangolin illegally to an NParks officer who posed as the buyer.What started off as a prank for one man resulted in an $8,000 fine, after he bought and later sold a pangolin through a Telegram chat group.
He had messaged the seller and asked questions such as: “Can I buy a leash for this animal” and “How big and what colour is it.”Critically endangered turtles rescued by Acres make their way home to MalaysiaIn his mitigation, Lee said he did not believe that the seller, a Republic of Singapore Air Force regular, had the animal in his possession.
Tan had earlier admitted in court that he had removed the wild pangolin from a park connector along Yio Chu Kang Road on July 2, 2023.