Friday, September 19, 2008
Dark Syndicate Animals Trade
WAY Kambas’s atmosphere not friendly. The rain sprayed at Way Kambas, Lampung. Very cold! As once heard flash of light thunderbolt. Disturb of silence.
But, Way Kambas’s atmosphere can't hamper personel Rhino Protection Way Kambas's Units went to jungle.
After made ready all tools like navigation, camera, weapon, food and logistics, about 28 activist as protector wild animal went to jungle. They were extented Way Kambas forest reached 125.621 hectare.
“It’s time to operate,” said Andi Hari, The Coordinator of Team.
And then, they were shared task each band. About one week, they followed national park way. In the forest, they were not only feels coldness. They also mosquito bite jeopardy, leech, serpent until tiger lunge, rhino, bear and elephant fury.
But, they didn't afraid. “One of riskiest is human invasive,” said Yusmadi, a member of team.
Sometime, when they were stayed in the forest, they must fighted with several people who still hunting the animal. They were usually used organic weapon. They also catched animal from mine string, assembled strews at all national park area.
They also hunted used by spear, and dog. But, officers haven't power catches them, cause they proof inadequate.
Moreover, sometime Andi’s team saw the hunter, and must struggle with them, when faced in the forest.
Suparmin, Yusmadi's friend is one victim shoted by hunter. Three years ago, Suparmin usually worked Mountain Range National Park strike heat tin of hunter weapon sprout.
About 40 rigg trap founded at forest. A lot of animal’s trap founded wellspring source, wild animal place wallow and takes down thirst. Andi said, many animals catched snares.
Andi also said, citizen at Way Kambas often hunted animal. They hunted at the jungle for one day. The forest agency, rarely catched them because they knew officer operation schedule. “They always shares information,” he said.
They bought animal to trader at Pasir Gintung, Tanjung Karang, Lampung. “If they got order, they went to market for shell,” he said.
Animal traders came from city. “Trader also invite citizen acquaintance becomes hunter,” he said.
The Coordinator of Programs
Neil Franklin, The Director of Tiger Foundation And Sumatra Tiger Trust, one institute Non Government Organization (NGO) explained, about animal trade route scarce really multilayer.
Prabumulih and Martapura, south
They got animal from Kotabumi's forest, Bandar Jaya,
“Lampung also as band transit and linking among
Animal illegal's transferred to
Modus
Animals smuggler network involved a lot of agent, hunter, grocer, and buyer. “Exporter who has successed brink to abrod, they got big benefits,” said Neil.
Several last day, two hunts case Sumatra Tiger commerces that successful razed at Riau and Jambi for example. Animal commerce trade must followed multilayer until seven phases.
They are very smart. They tried erased modus. Skin and bones tiger difficult founded because made powder form when transferred to abroad.
At Jambi and Riau, animals exported by modifies by shaped goods. The Sumatra Tiger trade can exposed after made collaboration among the Forest Police of National Park Bukit Tigapuluh, Criminal Police from 
Indragiri Resort and Tiger Protection Unit from Tiger Conservation Program Sumatra.
Animal smuggling exposed from informations Air Bomban Village Citizen at National Park Tigapuluh that reported Tiger murder actions at their orchard on January 2004.
On 19th March 2004, collaboration team successfully catched six suspects, included three Jambi's citizens, namely Kanal and Mubarak Samin (both Payo Silincah citizen, Jambi ) and Hidayat Rahmat (market district citizen Jambi).
The officer founded four Sumatra Tiger’s skin and two Macan Dahan’s sheet curry. They are same network. Kamal sells curry, skin and bones tiger to Rahmat at price Rp1,6 million.
And then, Rahmat sells to Kho Sugianto, Jambi's South citizen at price Rp1,8 million. Next, Sugianto sells to Jarmo,
Officer also catched Sudirman and Mat Hakim as hunter at Bukit Tigapuluh area. They used sows mouse poison go to ham carcass for bait the baleful jungle king.
They aroused by momentary gain. Neil said, Sumatra Tiger bone can reach to be more than Rp200 million if sold at international market. Tiger taring, flesh, and another part very expensive. Tiger skin reached Rp30 million.
At Lampung, syndicates used old person as courier to sent animals to others place. Maemunah for example. She claimed became animal courier since 1980. Maemunah that have been 63 year got helps from Suminem, 60 years, Sukilah, 60 years, Tanjung, 70 years, Parsono, 60 years, and Yulianto 60 years.
Transportation’s cost taken by reserver if animal has successfully transferred.. They ussually used train, Damri bus, ferry ship from
Sukilah said, Pramuka Market at
Grandmother and grandfather sacks benefit reaches Rp6 million if luck. And couriers that willing deplete purse to buy animal from hunters around forest area.
They got gain if has been successfully transffered animal to Mat and Edi to reserve at Pramuka Market. Animals transferred by hidden deep basket package numbers of plastic, crate, mie instan's hardboard, or bird cage.
They followed trip began from Prabumulih's Railway Station and Martapura to Tanjung Karang Station Bandarlampung. Sometime, they action flawless, cause the officer never tight observation. From Bandarlampung, trip drawned out by Damri to
But, Maemunah unlucky. She arrested on 25th June 2004 at Prabumulih's railway station. The animals confiscated from him are: six lemurs (Nyticebus coucang), four elongated tailed monkeys (Macaca fascicularis), three hoops( (Presbytis melalops), seven beruk (Macaca nemestriana), a sumatra monkey (Tracyhypithecus cristatus) and a galing's fox (paguma
larvata).
After Maemunah arrested, one by one courier others also arrested. But, they didn’t entereted to prison cause they oldest. At Lampung, animal trade center at Pasar Gintung, Tanjung Karang, in front of Alpha Supermarket, Raden Intan road, under King's overpass, Teuku
Umar's road, Ramayana's Supermarket in front Bottom Market, and Market region Intermediates, Tanjung Karang.
“Couriers usually occasions self stopover at animal trade centers,” said Dwi Nugroho Adhiastodari, The Coordinator Wildlife Conservations Lampung's Unit.
The animals scarce mammal type, transactions done very enclosed. While find animal trader at Bandarlampung, undiscovered a animal scarce, “Confiscation multitude now, so all animal scarce has kept at safe place,” he said.
Animals transaction via rumour for example tail monkey, kuang, tarsius, fox, sumatra monkey, beruk, hoop and scared another animals. “Animals usually been gotten direct of dislodgement around Kota Agung forest, Bengkunat, and Martapura,” said animal saller.
Severally last time, Hansen that preconceived as animals smuggler arrested by officer. The owner Pets Shop Beethoven's accused have been exported more than 40 orang utan to many states, such as Taiwan, Japan, England, Italian, Germany, America and Dutch.
According to Pramudya Harzani, Rescuer Center Network Animal, Gibbon's foundation, Hansen got many gain because he can exporter animals for large scale. He got billions rupiahs for one month, “One orangutan price reaches Rp500 million,” Harzani said.
In domestic market, Hansen collaboration with Mbah Gun as animals collector at Pramuka Market, who was arrested at 25 June 2003 at his house.
He arrested because keep eight bald eagles, one honey bear, a tarsius, 60 javanese monkeys, 20 beruk, 40 lemurs, six forest cats and a moon foxs.
Mbah Gun helped by two her grandchild. They are Ijul and Eko. Mbah Gun gets animals from Mat and Edi who as wanted until now.
Ivory
BKSDA also arrested Siswoyo, ivory worker. He got ivory from someone at Way Kambas. But, he claimed didn’t knew identity ivory’s salesment.
But, Siswoyo said, he got ivory from military that live in Bandarlampung. Siswoyo artificial ivory pipe many transferred to
“I am not ivory salesment, for cigarette holder, but just to collection,” he said. But, Siswoyo claimed he is not smoker.
At Siswoyo’s house, the officer founded pipe made by ivory as much 112 numbers, fairish 2 centimetres until 12 centimetres. That pipes safe at wardrobe. Pipes was proveded with price tag, and ready to sell.
Siswoyo also predicted sells animal already being pickled, like turtle and armadillo, cause that animals founded at Siswoyo’s house. “It is only my collection,” he said.
On Siswoyo’s house at Kemiling, No 49, Bandarlampung, founded various tools to make ivory pipe. Puja Utama said, Siswoyo get maximal verdict reaches 5 year prison and Rp100 million mulct. Hearing that statement, Siswoyo adds quiver.
But, he makes a didn’t wobbly, he feel innocent. Siswoyo becomes ivory worker since 1960. He reveals, capital contributed by Zainal Abidin Pagar Alam, the former Governor of Lampung.
Siswoyo’s business more growth after get insentive from The Department of industry Province of Lampung. But, according to Puja, when the ivory diligence prohibitted, Siswoyo stills became as ivory business. The modus action very closed. Siswoyo worked alone at his house.
For one day, he can made one ivory pipe. Siswoyo established price bases measure and ivory quality. Pipe along 5 centimetres price Rp50 thousand, 10 sentimenter priced by Rp100 thousand.
The pipe price can more expensive until Rp850 thousand. All Siswoyo's ivory pipe reached Rp45 million. To know ivory quality, said Siswoyo, can seen from ivory’s color. The pipe’s price can more expensive if clean.
M. Yamin Panca Setia
Photo: Tempo
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