Tag: wildlife smuggling
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Two Arrested in Indonesia Over Endangered Wildlife Smuggling
December 14: Indonesian police say they have arrested two men suspected of being part of a ring that poaches and trades in endangered animals, and seized from them several lion […]
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Vietnam Seizes 7.5 Tons of Elephant Ivory, Pangolin Scales at Hai Phong Port
June 12: Authorities have seized 7.5 tons of elephant ivory and pangolin scales in one of Vietnam’s biggest wildlife trafficking cases. The 3.5 tons of ivory and 4 tons of […]
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Indonesia Disrupts Attempted Smuggling of Rare Lobster Seeds
June 04: Police in Indonesia’s East Java province have disrupted an attempted smuggling operation of rare lobster seeds offshore and arrested seven suspects. In a raid at a warehouse, the […]
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Record Seizure of Pangolin Scales in Singapore
April 03: More than 12.9 tonnes of pangolin scales, one of the world’s most endangered species, have been seized in Singapore. The scales, packed in 230 bags in a shipping […]
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Smuggler Arrested in Papua with 2,227 Endangered Turtles
March 14: A man has been arrested for trying to smuggle 2,000 endangered pig-nosed turtles, police said, marking the latest wildlife-trafficking arrest as the Southeast Asian nation battles the vast […]
