# Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment David Maynier welcomes the conviction of a man who tried to smuggle 50 protected parrot eggs out of South Africa through OR Tambo International Airport in Gauteng. Maynier says the Thai national was sentenced to a five-year suspended prison term or a 500-thousand-rand fine, with 300-thousand-rand to be paid to the South African National Biodiversity Institute for caring for the seized eggs:
Minister David Maynier says Parrot egg smuggling conviction marks victory for wildlife law enforcement [SOUND]
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