Customs seizes endangered turtles and parrots in 2 cases, arrests woman

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Hong Kong customs officers seized endangered turtles and parrots in two smuggling cases, leading to the arrest of a woman. The live turtles were concealed in a package labeled as containing jackets arriving from the United States.

Hong Kong customs officers have seized endangered turtles and parrots alongside other animals in two separate smuggling cases, resulting in the arrest of one woman. The Customs and Excise Department said on Saturday that 17 live turtles were discovered in a package declared as containing a jacket arriving at Hong Kong International Airport from the United States. “Upon inspection, a batch of live turtles of suspected scheduled endangered species was found concealed in socks,” it said. Customs...