Anson Wong the Lizard King

a retro Silurian from doctor who

(who looks a lot more handsome than Anson Wong)

ihayat tune: earth intruders [bjork]

when you see the title of this post, you'd probably imagine some kind of a folklore told for thousands of years about some guy who married a lizard princess and inherited some sparkly slimy lizard kingdom. or the title may refer to some sci-fi underground lizard species with a king called Anson Wong. but nay, there were no Silurians named Anson Wong in the history of Doctor Who episodes.

The man dubbed as the Lizard King earned this title because he is a notorious wildlife smuggler who has a knack for smuggling reptiles. true story. there's even a book written about him! (what next? a movie perhaps?) and the most inconvenient part of this true story is that he is Malaysian. and what's worse is that he has license to trade wildlife approved by our authorities despite all of his antics. he even owns two companies that supplies wildlife; CBS Wildlife and Sungai Rusa Wildlife which has a link to US Global Exotics (USGE). (Click here for information on USGE)

his evils go as far as trafficking highly endangered species on an international level where this animal smuggling ring sold over 300 protected reptiles. (Click here to discover how evil he is) he was eventually arrested in Mexico City in 1998. Three years later in 2001, Wong was sentenced to 71 months imprisonment. This man...no, monster pleaded guilty to "40 counts of smuggling, conspiracy, money laundering and violations of US wildlife protection laws. it was dubbed one of the largest cases if illegal trade ever prosecuted in the US" (click for source here).

if you had been paying attention to the media lately, you'd have noticed that Anson Wong was recently arrested for a case of snakes on a plane. he was carrying a bag filled with 95 boa constrictors, 2 rhinoceros vipers and a matamata turtle in an attempt to smuggle them illegally to Indonesia. His cover blew when his bag broke open at KLIA. (hang on, how can anybody not detect the snakes in the bag in the first place?? o___O)

for that, he has been sentenced to be jailed for SIX MONTHS (not years, MONTHS) and fined a sum of RM2000 per animal which sums up to about RM190k. FYI, the maximum fine goes up to RM100k per animal and a jail time of up to 7 years. so why not a fine of RM100k per animal and 7 years jail time? i doubt his current sentence will stop him from trading as his license was not revoked and i'm pretty sure RM190k is a small sum from what he makes in illegal wildlife trafficking.

my ranting here is for information. it is what we can do to ensure that evil villains like Anson Wongs be put to a stop. for those who care, here's what you can do to be heard...

Please help to protect Malaysian wildlife by sending the message below to the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Malaysia and all the other people listed below.

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and attach into your email

Minister of Natural Resources & Environment
uggah@nre.gov.my

Personal Assistant
ravi@nre.gov.my

Deputy Minister of Natural Resources & Environment
joseph@nre.gov.my

Personal Assistant
mohdramesh@nre.gov.my

Secretary General of the Ministry of Natural Resources & Environment
zoalazha@nre.gov.my

Head of Law & Enforcement Division, Ministry of Natural Resources & Environment
zurinah@nre.gov.my

Head of Corporate Communications Division, Ministry of Natural Resources & Environment
yamuna@nre.gov.my

Director General of Wildlife Department
rashid@wildlife.gov.my

Head of Enforcement, Wildlife Department
siti@wildlife.gov.my

MACC

Chief Commisioner and his 3 Deputies
a1@sprm.gov.my
a2@sprm.gov.my
a3@sprm.gov.my
a4@sprm.gov.my