Pakistani Man Caught Smuggling Rare Tortoises
Critter News
OCTOBER 1, 2010
Tags: wildlife smuggling wildlife crime pakistan thailand tortoises. He was caught at a Thai airport.
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Yikes! Two TONS of Snakes & Tortoises Seized
Critter News
DECEMBER 7, 2009
Cambodian police confiscated two tons of live snakes and tortoises and arrested two men trying to smuggle the slithering cargo up a river from Cambodia to Vietnam, authorities said Thursday. They found 3,640 pounds (1,655 kilograms) of snakes, mostly pythons, and 263 tortoises that weighed a combined 697 pounds (317 kilograms), said Col.
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Tortoise Smuggling on the Rise
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MAY 10, 2010
Tags: wildlife smuggling reptiles tortoises. I admit I stole the title of this post straight from the article.
British Man Arrested in Illegal Tortoise Trade
Critter News
SEPTEMBER 28, 2009
Another catch by the UK's National Wildlife Crime unit. Tags: wildlife smuggling wildlife crime UK tortoises.
Rare Tortoises Found in Luggage
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JUNE 19, 2010
I've finally started getting email updates from Traffic, the wildlife trade monitoring network. Here is one of their stories about tortoises being smuggled in luggage.note the drug connection. The tortoise- and drug-filled bags had come in on 1 June on an Air Mauritius flight and were discovered by Customs officers at the airport.
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