PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/Asia News Network): The Cambodian government and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said they will make the “utmost effort” to seek justice for a Cambodian official arrested in John F Kennedy International Airport in New York for allegedly conspiring to smuggle crab-eating macaque monkeys (Macaca fascicularis) into the US.
In a press statement released late on Nov 17, the ministry said it was “surprised and saddened” to have learned about the arrest through the media.
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