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Justice Department lawyers warn Kry Masphal is a flight risk in their appeal of a judges decision to approve bail.

Trade continues, as conservationists fear charges won’t spark change, despite Southeast Asia’s ecosystems needing macaques to thrive

News of the proposal comes as top wildlife officials are accused of being part of a monkey smuggling ring.

Kry Masphal was arrested in New York on his way to a conference on the prevention of illegal wildlife trade.

Cambodian Officials Charged with Wildlife Trafficking, a ‘Wake-Up Call’ for Global Monkey Trade. En route to a meeting about protecting threatened species, a government official was arrested for smuggling endangered monkeys, raising questions about Cambodia’s breeding industry. Masphal Kry was en...

‘Wake-Up Call’ for Global Monkey Trade. En route to a meeting about protecting threatened species, a government official was arrested for smuggling endangered monkeys, raising questions about Cambodia’s breeding industry. Masphal Kry was en...

‘Wake-Up Call’ for Global Monkey Trade. En route to a meeting about protecting threatened species, a government official was arrested for smuggling endangered monkeys, raising questions about Cambodia’s breeding industry. Masphal Kry was en...

A Cambodian wildlife official was on his way to attend a US conference for protecting endangered species when he was arrested. It turns out he was smuggling endangered monkeys.

Long-tailed macaques are protected under international trade law and special permits are required to import them into the U.S.

PHNOM PENH — Eight people, including two Cambodian Forestry Administration officials, have been charged by U.S. federal prosecutors for their alleged involvement in an international monkey smuggling ring. One of the officials charged, Kry Masphal, was arrested at New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, en route to Panama, where he was to have […]