Animal Smuggling
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$18M worth of elephant tusks, rhino horns, other animal parts seized in MalaysiaAuthorities discovered around six tonnes of ivory tusks and other animal parts on a ship believed to have originated from Africa, authorities said.WorldJul 18, 2022
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Pangolins seized in Canada for 1st time as part of anti-poaching probeAlong with 108 other countries, Canada took part in Interpol's Operation Thunderball, which targeted global smugglers, poachers and traffickers of endangered and exotic species.CanadaJul 10, 2019
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Lion cub smuggled inside baggage discovered by Ukrainian border guardsUkrainian customs officials made the unusual discovery of a lion cub as they performed checks on a vehicle at a maritime port crossing on Wednesday.Mar 23, 2017
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Indonesian police find endangered cockatoos smuggled in water bottlesIndonesian police stopped a man allegedly smuggling almost two dozen endangered yellow-crested cockatoos that were crammed into plastic water bottles.EnvironmentMay 6, 2015
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