According to the seriousness of the case, the crime of endangering national key protected plants will be punished in accordance with the law.
Orchid grass is deeply loved by people because of its elegance, fragrance and high ornamental value. So some people discovered this business opportunity and began to dig up wild orchid grass for sale online. They also filmed some short videos and sold them to netizens in the form of live broadcasts. In the end, the forest police team discovered this situation during an online patrol, and immediately launched an investigation and solved this major wild orchid case. The person involved in the case sold more than 200,000 plants in less than a year.
Wild orchids are endangered national key protected plants.
Chunlan, Huilan and other wild orchid species are mostly distributed in Hubei and are national second-level protected wild plants. In the new version of the "List of National Key Protected Wild Plants" released in 2021, all orchid species except the rabbit's ear orchid are included in the scope of key protection. Illegal collection and sale are both illegal. Once discovered, illegal collection and sales will be punished by law.
Hubei police uncovered a major case involving more than 200,000 wild orchids.
While patrolling the Internet, the Hubei police discovered a short video of a live broadcast of poaching and selling orchids, and launched an offline investigation based on clues. After investigation, it was found that the person who shot the video not only scooped up the goods himself, but also had many people providing him with supplies. Basically, all of these people occupy and dig mountains to supply him. After digging your own mountain, go dig somewhere else. In less than a year, a large number of wild orchids were sold.
What sanctions will those involved face?
What these people sell are basically Chunlan, Huilan and other endangered orchids, in huge quantities, and there are many people involved. Therefore, severe sanctions will be imposed on them based on the circumstances of their crimes. In this case, more than 3,600 wild orchids were seized, most of which have been sold.