e-commerce in specimens of cites-listed species - three examples from poland

E-commerce in specimensof CITES-listed species

- three examples from Poland

Andrzej KepelCITES SA of PolandBudapest, 16-18 June 2014

I. Hippocampus spp. from Indonesia

One pill of Ginjal officially contains:

• Hippocampus coronatus - 200 mg

• Ginseng radix - 200 mg

• Sonchi folium - 50 mg

• Orthosiphonis folium - 25 mg

• Strobilanthi folium - 25 mg

• Methylthionini chloridum - 15 mg

I. Hippocampus spp. from Indonesia

Since June 2004 until July 2008 according to the data of the Polish Customs, Cowik imported to Poland almost 135,4 millions of Ginjal pills, containing over 27.000 kg of powdered seahorses (0,2 g in each pill). It can be up to 10 millions of seahorses, depending on the species and the age of the fish used.

I. Hippocampus spp. from Indonesia

Species affectedI. Hippocampus spp. from Indonesia

Indonesia is not a range state

of crowned seahorse Hippocampus coronatus.

According to the data given by the importer in the applications for the CITES permits, Ginjal contains powdered seahorses of several species, e.g.: Hippocapus barbouri, H. kellogi and H. kuda.

According to the information given by the importer, Ginjal was imported to Poland since 1994.

According to the exporter webpage (http://www.ikongpharma.com/news_det.asp?newsid=3), Cowik helps also in distribution of Ginjal or other similar “medicines” in Russia.

I. Hippocampus spp. from Indonesia

I. Hippocampus spp. from Indonesia

I. Hippocampus spp. from Indonesia

„Gold Horse” is exported to Russia and further through Ukraine smuggled to EU

Indonesian export permits – Ginjal:

I. Hippocampus spp. from Indonesia

• 2007 – 8.900.000 pills of Ginjal = 1780 kg of powdered seahorses – permit for 890 H. barbouri (1 seahorse - 2 kg)?

• 2008 – 2 permits for 27.000.000 pills = 5400 kg of seahorses – for 100 H. kellogi and 170 H. kuda(1 seahorse - 20 kg)?

Indonesian export permits - Gold Horse (Золoтий Коник / Золoтoй Конек):

I. Hippocampus spp. from Indonesia

• 2012 – 2 export permits to Russia:

4.140.000 pills – permit for 100 H. kuda (1 seahorse = 8,28 kg)?

420.000 pills – permit for 84 H. kuda(1 seahorse = 1 kg)?

Other products ofPT. Ikong Pharmaceutical Industry

(Hippocampus – 40%)

I. Hippocampus spp. from Indonesia

(Hippocampus – 40%)

I. Hippocampus spp. from Indonesia

(Hippocampus – 5%)

Other products ofPT. Ikong Pharmaceutical Industry

(Hippocampus – 40%)

I. Hippocampus spp. from Indonesia

(Hippocampus – 5%)

Other products ofPT. Ikong Pharmaceutical Industry

(Hippocampus – 20%)

Other products ofPT. Ikong Pharmaceutical Industry

I. Hippocampus spp. from Indonesia

(Hippocampus – 5%) (Hippocampus – 5%)

I. Hippocampus spp. from IndonesiaFragment of the

main page of PT. Ikong

Pharmaceutical Industry

http://www.ikong.co.id/indexeng.asp

I. Hippocampus spp. from Indonesia

(Hippocampus – 15%)

III. Hirudo medicinalis / H. verbana

Over 70 kinds of products containing medicinalleeches are offered on Polish Internet services

III. Hirudo medicinalis / H. verbana

Derivatives from leeches - from Russia

III. Hirudo medicinalis / H. verbana

Derivatives from leeches - from Russia

III. Hirudo medicinalis / H. verbana

Derivatives from leeches - from Ukraine

III. Hirudo medicinalis / H. verbana

Derivatives from leeches - from Ukraine

III. Hirudo medicinalis / H. verbana

Derivatives from leeches - from Ukraine

III. Hirudo medicinalis / H. verbana

Derivatives from leeches - from Ukraine

III. Hirudo medicinalis / H. verbana

Derivatives from leeches - from Ukraine

III. Hirudo medicinalis / H. verbana

Derivatives from leeches - from Ukraine

III. Hirudo medicinalis / H. verbana

Derivatives from leeches - from Ukraine

III. Hirudo medicinalis / H. verbana

Derivatives from leeches - from Ukraine

III. Hirudo medicinalis / H. verbana

Derivatives from leeches - from Ukraine

III. Hirudo medicinalis / H. verbana

Derivatives from leeches - from Ukraine

III. Hirudo medicinalis / H. verbana

Derivatives from leeches - from Ukraine

III. Hirudo medicinalis / H. verbana

Derivatives from leeches - from Ukraine

III. Hirudo medicinalis / H. verbana

Derivatives from leeches - from Ukraine

III. Hirudo medicinalis / H. verbana

Derivatives from leeches - from Ukraine

III. Hirudo medicinalis / H. verbana

Derivatives from leeches - from Ukraine

II. Hirudo medicinalis / H. verbana

II. Hirudo medicinalis / H. verbana

„LEECHES FROM RELIABLE SURCE”

III. Strombocactus spp.

III. Strombocactus spp.

III. Strombocactus spp.Over 200 e-offers from Poland (about 20 still valid) have been found in June 2014

III. Strombocactus spp.

Czech Republic

III. Strombocactus spp.

Monitoring of e-commercein CITES species

helps to detect new trendsin wildlife trade