Officials make disturbing discovery in bus luggage compartment after receiving anonymous tip: 'Every day, similar consignments are transported along this route'

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Officials make disturbing discovery in bus luggage compartment after receiving anonymous tip: 'Every day, similar consignments are transported along this route'

A raid on a bus in Bangladesh revealed just how deep the freshwater turtle trade goes. Last December, Bangladeshi wildlife inspectors found two crates of turtles stowed away in a bus luggage compartment thanks to an anonymous tip, according to Mongabay.  The bus driver, Siddikul Islam, told Mongabay, "Every day, similar consignments are transported along this route."  What's happening? The bus was just the start of the story. That same month, Ba…

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A passenger from Cameroon was checked with more than 16 kilos of pangolin meat in her suitcases at Bordeaux-Mérignac airport. The carcasses were seized by the French customs during an international operation to combat trafficking in protected species. - More than 16 kilos of pangolin meat intercepted at Bordeaux-Mérignac airport (Police, justice and other facts). TF1 INFO

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A woman from Cameroon was recently arrested by the French customs for illegal trafficking in protected species. In her suitcases, the authorities discovered 11 dead pangolins, representing a total of 16.5 kilograms of meat. This arrest highlights the growing problem of trafficking in endangered species, a scourge that threatens global biodiversity. Pangolin, considered one of the most poached animals in the world, is particularly wanted for its …

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In Bordeaux, 16.5 kg of pangolin meat was seized as part of Operation Thunder. A new offensive against trafficking in protected species.

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New catch for the French customs against the traffic of protected species: at Bordeaux-Mérignac airport, a traveller was arrested with 11 pangolins dead in her suitcases. The criminal catch amounted to 16.5 kilograms of meat. The carcasses of the animals were dried and coated with aromatic plants. The passenger stopped with the illegal shipment arrived from Cameroon via Casablanca. We do not know the airline(s) borrowed. This unusual catch was c…