It seems that Indonesia is a safe haven for bear trafficking. They trade living bears and their body parts to the neighouring countries and also sell them illegaly in some dark markets.In Singapore, the price of a honey bear's gall bladder is around Rp. 4 million, while in Malaysia it sells for Rp. 2,5 million. Indonesia has also been importing bear's body parts from China, especially medicines. KSBK said that a survey conducted in 2001 and 2002 revealed that 62 percent of 124 drug stores in eight large cities, such as Jakarta, Yogyakarta, Surabaya, Medan, Bengkulu, Pontianak, Jambi, and Sintang in West Kalimantan, had sold medicine containing the gall bladder and bile of bears. Among those brands are Pien Tze Huang, selling for Rp 100,000 to Rp 300,000 per package, which is believed to cure hepatitis; Tieh Ta Wan, Zhongguo Mochus for the treatment of hemorrhoids (Rp 15,000) and Yunan Paiyao (Rp 6,000).
By: Vianca 7A
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