Almost half a tonne of reptiles seized in Cambodia
24 pythons and 257 turtles have been seized 300 km from Phnom Penh, Cambodia, whilst they were awaiting transport to Thailand then Viet Nam, reports AFP
Cambodia seizes smuggled snakes, turtles
AFP
1 May 2008
PHNOM PENH (AFP) — Cambodian authorities have seized nearly half a tonne of live pythons and turtles that were being smuggled from Thailand to Vietnam, a wildlife conservationist group said on Thursday.
The animals, which included 11 reticulated pythons, 13 Burmese pythons and 257 turtles, were confiscated on Monday in Battambang province, about 300 kilometres (180 miles) northwest of Phnom Penh, the Wildlife Alliance said.
Most of the animals had been "illegally collected (in Cambodia) and had been moved to a large-scale holding facility in Thailand before eventually being shipped to Vietnam through Cambodia," the group said in a statement.
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