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Singapore seizes record 35.7 kg rhino horn haul in $870,000 smuggling bust

Singapore seizes record 35.7 kg rhino horn haul in $870,000 smuggling bust

Singapore has seized over US$800,000 worth of illegal rhino horn and animal parts hidden in air cargo bound for Laos, authorities said Tuesday, in the largest haul of its kind discovered in the city-state.

Indian man caught smuggling 100 exotic animals from Thailand

Indian man caught smuggling 100 exotic animals from Thailand

44 venomous vipers found in Indian man's luggage on flight from Thailand

44 venomous vipers found in Indian man's luggage on flight from Thailand

Singapore jails tourist for smuggling Indian star tortoises at Changi Airport

Singapore jails tourist for smuggling Indian star tortoises at Changi Airport

A court in Singapore has sentenced a 40-year-old Indian tourist to 16 months in jail for attempting to smuggle 58 Indian star tortoises, a highly endangered species, through Changi Airport en route to Indonesia.

December 11, 2024 | 09:37 pm PT

Thailand to return nearly 1,000 trafficked lemurs, tortoises to Madagascar

Thailand to return nearly 1,000 trafficked lemurs, tortoises to Madagascar

Thailand is sending almost 1,000 highly endangered lemurs and tortoises back to their home in Madagascar, in what both countries called their biggest ever operation against wildlife trafficking.

November 27, 2024 | 06:03 pm PT

Man in China caught smuggling 100 live snakes in his trousers

Man in China caught smuggling 100 live snakes in his trousers

A man has been caught trying to smuggle over 100 live snakes into mainland China by cramming them into his trousers, according to the country's customs authority.

July 10, 2024 | 12:43 am PT

Frozen tiger found in ambulance in northern Vietnam

Frozen tiger found in ambulance in northern Vietnam

The driver and his accomplice fled the scene, leaving the 180-kilogram tiger in the vehicle.

April 7, 2017 | 02:17 am PT

Vietnam orders police to step up crackdown on wildlife smuggling

Vietnam orders police to step up crackdown on wildlife smuggling

The government has promised to expand efforts to tackle illegal wildlife trade.

November 23, 2016 | 07:09 pm PT

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