"Kathmandu... seized 2,223 kg of orchid... Trade of Orchid... without... permission of authorised governmental officials contravenes the existing law. Convention on International Trade in Endangered spices[species] of wild fauna and flora (CITES) has banned [!!!] the commercial trade of Orchid.
[Birkha] Lama was planning to take the orchids towards China across the Nepalese border for trading. The seizure... handed over to the District Forest Office, Kathmandu and the DFO is planning to destroy it[!!!] soon. "Lured by its high market value, orchid smugglers are known to be actively collecting the plant for the purpose of trade..." Brija Kishor Yadav, Kathmandu District Forest Officer said. ... Yadav said Orchid is used to prepare medicines and perfume. "As CITES has banned the trade of orchid, its price is not fixed," Yadav said. ... "This is not first case when the rare plant species was seized, Chinese citizens were arrested in Makawanpur and Dolakha district in the past," DFO Yadav said. He asked the government to take action against the smugglers mobilising security personnel in the highway." URL : http://www.gorkhapatra.org.np/content.php?nid=35152 ************* Regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
