Frozen pangolin found in Chinese restaurant

5 February 2018 03:20 pm

A live pangolin was found by the Kollupitiya Police inside a freezer at a Chinese restaurant 'Tong Ni BBQ' at Walukaramaya today.

Kollupitiya Police OIC Priyadarshana De Silva said they had inspected the restaurant following a tip off.

“The animal was found inside a freezer of the restaurant. The restaurant operator, who is a Chinese national, was taken into custody and wildlife officers are attending to the frozen animal,” he told Daily Mirror.

The Chinese national will be produced in the Courts today.

 

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