116 tortoises returned to Tanzania in landmark wildlife trafficking investigation
More than two years after a Ukrainian woman was stopped at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport during an INTERPOL operation with 116 baby tortoises
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Wildlife Trafficking
More than 800 kilos of illegally caught elvers seized
The Central Operational Environmental Unit (UCOMA) of the Nature Protection Service (SEPRONA) of the Spanish Civil Guard, in collaboration with
Read MoreUS CBP officers disrupt suspected wildlife smuggling attempt at Otay Mesa Port of Entry
US CBP officers at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry discovered 5 parrots concealed in the truck bed of a
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The Spanish Civil Guard seizes 421 protected specimens in an operation against wildlife trafficking
The Nature Protection Service of the Civil Guard, in collaboration with the Ministry of Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge (MITERD),
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2,114 seizures of endangered animals and timber in major international law enforcement operation
Endangered animals including elephants, rhinos and pangolins, as well as protected timber, particularly tropical hardwoods, have been seized in a
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Illegal wildlife trade has become one of the ‘world’s largest criminal activities’
Environmental and wildlife crime has become one of the world’s largest and most profitable crime sectors and continues to grow
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The Spanish Civil Guard detains 77 people in the fight against the illegal trafficking of wild species and protected wood
The Spanish Civil Guard has developed the so-called Operation THUNDER 2022, in close collaboration with the Ministry of Ecological Transition
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Bulgarian National Customs Agency is participating in the international operation Thunder in 2022
A joint World Customs Organization (WCO) – INTERPOL law enforcement operation has seen hundreds of arrests and the disruption of
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Global crackdown on illegal wildlife and timber trade: INTERPOL and World Customs Organization join forces
World Customs Organization (WCO) law enforcement operation has seen hundreds of arrests and the disruption of wildlife and timber crime
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Mozambique Supreme Court makes inroads in the fight against wildlife crimes
In recent years, crimes related to wildlife and the environment have rapidly expanded in the whole Southern African region. Organized
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New threat assessment of global illicit trade in rhino horn finds exploitation by criminal groups
A disturbing new threat assessment of the global illicit trade in rhino horn has found criminal groups exploiting stockpile systems
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BOC-NAIA, DENR Get Conviction of Illegal Wildlife Traders
The Bureau of Customs-Port of NAIA (BOC-NAIA) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) secured the conviction of
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Stepping up the global fight against wildlife crime through a united response
With environmental crime ranking as the world’s third largest illegal trade, INTERPOL has joined calls at the United for Wildlife
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49 individuals across Europe arrested in major blow to eels trafficking
A joint operation by European law enforcement entities has dealt yet another major blow to organised crime groups involved in
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The Spanish Civil Guard has investigated 5,752 crimes against the environment in 2021, in latest released figures
The Nature Protection Service of the Civil Guard presents its annual balance of actions on World Earth Day. This last year
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Two men sentenced after attempting to smuggle live lizards from Australia to the United States
Two men have been sentenced for wilfully and knowingly transporting native lizards from Australia to the United States (US). The
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The Spanish Civil Guard intervenes the largest private collection of poisonous and potentially dangerous animals
The Civil Guard, in collaboration with the Local Police-UNIDRON of Telde, has proceeded to arrest a man for alleged crimes
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Ivory, rhino horns, pangolin and tiger parts seized in transit from Africa to Asia
INTERPOL operation disrupts the organized crime networks behind wildlife trafficking An eight-week INTERPOL operation against wildlife crime and trafficking resulted
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