A resident of the Almaty region illegally kept two five-month-old lion cubs

In Almaty region, a 22-year-old man illegally kept rare animals - two lion cubs at the age of 5 months, reports Polisia.kz . This fact was registered in the ERDR of the UP of the Karasai district on the grounds of a criminal offense provided for under Article 339 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Illegal handling of rare and endangered, as well as prohibited species of plants or animals, their parts or derivatives). Police officers, having examined the place, seized exotic animals. All necessary investigative actions are being carried out on this fact.