The reporter learned from Guangdong Branch of the General Administration of Customs on March 3 that in order to strictly prevent the spread of all kinds of wild animal infectious sources accompanied by inbound and outbound activities, from now on to the end of the year, the customs in Guangdong Province launched a special action to crack down on the smuggling of wild animals and their products, severely crack down on the smuggling of wild animals and their products, and strictly supervise the wild animals and their products passing through Guangdong port.

According to the Guangdong Branch of the General Administration of customs, this special action will focus on strengthening the management of inspection and quarantine functions; strengthening the inspection and control of major tourist inspection and freight ports; investigating the illegal chain of "purchase, transportation, storage and marketing" of wildlife smuggling in accordance with the characteristics of cross-border smuggling of wildlife and its products; strengthening overseas law enforcement cooperation, strengthening cooperation in comprehensive management, and cooperating with Guangdong Province The relevant departments shall effectively renovate the main trading centers, distribution centers, consumption centers and other key areas of wild animals and their products.

On February 24, the 16th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress adopted the decision on banning illegal wildlife trade in an all-round way, abolishing the bad habit of eating wild animals indiscriminately and ensuring the people's life, health and safety, and decided to prohibit the consumption of wild animals in an all-round way and crack down on illegal wildlife trade.

Guangdong Customs said it fully understood the seriousness and complexity of epidemic prevention and control, and while promoting epidemic prevention and control as a whole and steady growth of foreign trade, it earnestly performed the duties of national guard, highlighted the key points, cut off the chain, and maintained national ecological safety and physical and mental health of the people.

Source: zte.com