莲塘海关查获进境客车携带濒危动物砗磲制品4443粒

Core Points - The Lian Tang Customs recently seized 4,443 pieces of endangered species products made from Tridacna gigas (giant clam) from an incoming passenger vehicle [1] - The customs officers detected anomalies in the luggage inspection images of a black private car, leading to the discovery of a large quantity of round beads suspected to be made from Tridacna gigas [1] - The seized items were confirmed by the Guangdong Penghai Judicial Appraisal Institute to be products from the endangered species listed in Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) [1] Regulatory Context - Customs authorities remind that, according to CITES and the Regulations on the Administration of Import and Export of Endangered Wild Animals and Plants of the People's Republic of China, it is prohibited to trade, carry, or mail endangered species and their products across borders without a valid import/export certificate [3] - Serious violations may lead to criminal liability under the law [3]