Table 3 A crime script on the process of spiny-tailed lizard oil production
From: Crime script analysis of the illegal sales of spiny-tailed lizards on YouTube
Stage | Steps and options | Spatial | Temporal | People/actors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Preparation | • Order placed by customer for lizard oil or store owner determines oil supply needed for retail sales (dictates how many lizards needed to make required amount) • Acquire spiny tailed lizards (sanda) • Obtain necessary tools and supplies for oil production (specialized pot, kindling, stove, matches, knife (possibly Nakiri), spoon, bottles with stoppers/tops) | • One male individual appears to complete all steps • Face of the male individual is visible • Unknown if others involved in acquiring lizards, supplies or production space | ||
Pre-activity | • Slit open abdomen of dead lizards • Slit abdomens of live lizards • Identify male lizards • Remove two fat deposits from each lizard • One channel kills lizards first using Halal method • Another channel does not demonstrate killing method | Outdoor space, possibly near home or business Indoor space, possibly home or business location Inside or outside retail store in Lahore, Pakistan | Generally daytime One video is at night time | • One male individual appears to complete all steps; unknown if others assist • Face of the male individual is visible • Possibly female individual cuts open lizard and removes fat |
Activity | • Light fire in stove with kindling and matches, or light burner on gas stove or canister • Place fat deposits in pan • Cook fat deposits in pan over fire (wood, gas or coal), stirring and breaking up chunks of fat organ, until oil forms from heating of fat • Remove remaining chunks of fat organ from oil • Cook adds small reddish-purple items from plastic bag to pot with fat glands before cooking • Multiple sandas’ fat tissues are cooked with tiger's fat tissue, turtle's fat tissue, fish fat tissue, black scorpions, cloves and mixture of herbs • Dozens of fat deposits cooked in one large pan | Outdoor space, possibly near home or business Indoor space, possibly home or business location Inside or outside retail store in Lahore, Pakistan | Generally daytime One video is at night time | • One male individual appears to complete all steps; unknown if others involved in producing oil • Face of the male individual is visible |
Post-activity | • Bottle oil while still hot and ship oil immediately (step implied by making of oil for specified customer) • Other channels do not demonstrate or discuss bottling or shipping process • Bottles have pre-printed labels with brand name "H.Y. Super Power" (earlier videos do not have branded bottles) | Outdoor space, possibly near home or business Indoor space, possibly home or business location Inside or outside retail store in Lahore, Pakistan | Generally daytime One video is at night time | • One male individual appears to complete bottling, at times with help of two other males and one female individual • Unknown who ships bottles; no discussion or demonstration of shipping • One male individual displays bottles of oil with printed brand name |