紐約男子違法買賣獅虎頭骨被判9個月監禁

A federal judge sentenced a New York man to nine months in prison Wednesday for trafficking in endangered African lion and tiger parts.

Arongkron Malasukum pleaded guilty to charges of buying lion and tiger skulls, claws and other parts from undercover federal agents and shipping them to a buyer in Thailand.

The Justice Department says the bones and other parts were worth more than $150,000.

"Those who scheme and plot to criminally profit from the exploitation of these creatures will be brought to justice," Acting Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey Wood said.聯邦法官星期三判處一名紐約男子9個月監禁，罪名是販賣瀕臨滅絕的非洲獅和老虎的身體部位。

馬拉素庫姆被指控從臥底聯邦特工手中購買獅子和老虎的頭骨、爪和其它部位，然後運給泰國的一位買家。馬拉素庫姆承認有罪。

美國司法部說，這些獅子和老虎的骨頭和其它部位的價值至少15萬美元。

司法部代理助理部長伍德說，計劃並策劃利用這些動物身體部位並通過販賣從中獲利是犯罪行爲。這些人將被繩之以法。