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The Tax and Customs Authority (AT) seized seven African rhino horns at Lisbon Airport, valued at €422,640.
By TPN/Lusa, in News, Portugal, Crime · 02 Apr 2024, 12:02 · 1 Comments
The horns seized by customs authorities at Humberto Delgado Airport, in Lisbon, were transported in a cardboard package destined for Paris and weighed 7,044 kilos.
This species, like many others, is protected by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora – CITES, but continues to be a very profitable illegal business for poachers.
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Well done to the customs at the airport. Poaching is a blight on wildlife everywhere, and this smuggling activity is linked to the same crime syndicates responsible for human trafficking, drug smuggling and money laundering.
By Tony Williams from Other on 03 Apr 2024, 07:12