REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Director of Specific Crime of Criminal Investigation Police, Brig Yazid Fanani, said Indonesia has became the largest crime location of illegal trade in endangered species in Southeast Asia, in both domestic and international markets.

"In Southeast Asia, (Indonesia) is number one. Therefore, Indonesia has large territory," Yazid said, in Jakarta, Saturday (5/12).

According to him, the crime of illegal trade in endangered species belonged to transnational crime. He also stated that the trend of illegal trade in endangered and protected species was also done on the Internet.

"So far, sales through online is increasing because the online consumers are widespread," he added.

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Then his team was cooperated with team of Cyber ​​Crime Sub-Directorate of Criminal Investigation Police to conduct cyber supervision.

"We and Cyber ​​Crime Team will patrol partially. We also ask the public to supervise," he said.

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To prevent the export of these animals, he has also established cooperation with embassies of other countries and NGOs environmentalists. This was an effort to disseminate the public to understand that the trade of endangered species was violated the law.

While, he was also working with Interpol and other state police to hunt the seller and buyer of Indonesian endangered animals. In 2015, Yazid claimed to had uncovered 23 cases of trafficking of endangered species.

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