Man caught with 300 tortoises and 77 parrots bound for Malta at Sicilian port
Italian authorities found 300 tortoises and 77 parrots packed into a car near the Malta-bound catamaran boarding area at the port of Pozzallo in Sicily. A Maltese man is under investigation for suspected animal smuggling and cruelty in connection with the attempted transport to Malta.
wildlife smuggling tortoises parrots Pozzallo port Sicily