Authorities Seize 111 Protected Bird Species from Illegal Trafficking in Lampung
RRI.CO.ID, Bandar Lampung – The Lampung Animal, Fish, and Plant Quarantine Center has intercepted 1,320 birds being smuggled without official documents, including 111 protected species, during a routine inspection at Bakauheni Port’s Seaport Intradiction Gate 2. Head of the center, Donni Muksydayan, said the case was uncovered when officers, working with Flight Protection Indonesia Birds,…
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Thousands of Songbirds Saved from Smuggling in Bali
A total of 7,533 birds of various species are still quarantined on Wednesday in Padang Bai, Karangasem, Bali, until Wednesday, January 21, 2026, after a foiled smuggling attempt. “There was a resident report earlier about a suspected shipment of wild birds from Lombok headed for Denpasar,” said Wayan Saputra, the head of the Padang Bai…
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Smuggler of 336 Sumatran Songbirds to Java Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison
The Panel of Judges at the Tanjung Karang District Court sentenced M Yusuf (38), the defendant in a case involving the smuggling of hundreds of wild birds from Sumatra, to five years in prison. The verdict was read out during a hearing at the Tanjung Karang District Court in Bandar Lampung City. In the verdict,…
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Smuggling of 4,095 Illegal Birds in Lampung Exposed, 2 People Arrested
Smuggling of 4,095 Illegal Birds in Lampung Exposed, 2 People Arrested Lampung – An attempt to smuggle thousands of illegal birds was successfully thwarted by joint officers on the Tegineneng Toll Road, Central Lampung, on Friday night (October 3, 2025). A total of 4,095 birds without official documents were secured from a minibus with the…
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Lampung Quarantine and Flight Uncover Smuggling of Sumatran Birds to Java
The smuggling of wild birds has occurred again, posing a real threat to the preservation of Indonesia’s ecosystems. The Indonesian Quarantine Agency (Barantin), Lampung Animal, Fish, and Plant Quarantine Center (Karantina) in collaboration with Flight: Protecting Indonesia’s Birds, intercepted a bus carrying hundreds of wild birds that were to be smuggled through Bakauheni Port. “During…
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Hundreds of Sumatran Songbirds Fail to Be Smuggled into Java
Another Attempt to smuggle hundreds of birds from Sumatra to java has been Foiled by Authorities. A truck carrying 326 birds was seized at the Bakauheni Port in Lampung on Wednesday night (April 23, 2025). The operation was a result of collaboration between the Lampung Quarantine Agency, POLAIRUD Baharkam Polri, and the non-governmental organization FLIGHT…
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Smuggling of 6,860 Songbirds from West Nusa Tenggara foiled at Tanjung Wangi Port, East Java
The Ketapang Port Quarantine Service Unit with the support of FLIGHT has foiled an attempt to smuggle 6,860 songbirds from West Nusa Tenggara to Java. Quarantine officers seized thousands of birds at Tanjung Wangi Port, Banyuwangi Regency, East Java, on Saturday night, February 1, 2025. The thousands of songbirds were transported using a truck with…
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A Joint Team Thwarts Smuggling of 6,514 Sumatran Birds at Bakauheni Port
Officers from Joint Team foiled an attempt to smuggle 6,514 wild birds at Bakauheni Port, South Lampung, on Tuesday night (10/15/2024). This wildlife enforcement operation was carried out in collaboration with officers from the Indonesian Quarantine Agency, the TNI’s Kerinci BAIS Task Force, the Lampung Police Directorate, the Penengahan Police, and the NGO Flight Protecting…
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