A Russian tourist was arrested for smuggling an orangutan into his suitcase

March 25, 2019

The man is 27 years old and was arrested before boarding a flight to Bali. The animal is two years old and has been sedated. In addition, the subject wore two geckos and five lizards.

A team of Indonesian officials arrested a young Russian tourist who was seeking a orangutan in a basket with other types of exotic animals.

Andrei Zhestkov, 27, was traveling to Bali and was arrested inside the airport when he was detected with a orangutan 2 years old who was calmed in the luggage.

According to the Ministry of Environment and Forests, they reported that allergy pills were packed in plastic. In addition, he tried to smuggle two geckos and five lizards, all alive.

Zhestkov He admitted to applying sedatives to the animals, some mixed with milk, which caused for example the orangutan I lost consciousness for three hours.

Russian 27 years old illegally bought the orangutan for $ 3000 in a Java market in Indonesia because according to a friend, he could keep the animal as a pet.

In spite of the case, the authorities will not lodge a complaint against Zhestkov until the police determines if there are links with organizations involved in wildlife trafficking.

For the moment, the situation of the Russian in matters of justice is uncertain, we do not know if he has a lawyer to study his legal situation and according to Ketut Catur Marbawa, a Bali conservation agency official, the Russian mission in this country is already aware of the case.

The orangutan This species is critically endangered and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature has ranked it among the animals with the greatest risk of extinction. Only 13,400 the orangutans from Sumatra remain at liberty.

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