Authorities in Bali and Lampung Intercept Illegal Wildlife Trade
Authorities in Bali and Lampung intercepted attempts to illegally transport protected wildlife, including green sea turtles, a monitor lizard, and betta fish, with one man arrested in Bali.
Authorities in Bali foiled an attempt to illegally trade 21 protected green sea turtles, according to SCMP. Police in Bali arrested a 67-year-old man identified only by his initials KS in connection with the turtle smuggling. In a separate incident, officials from the Lampung Naval Base, the Lampung Animal, Fish, and Plant Quarantine Agency, and the South Lampung Police intercepted a vehicle at the Port of Bakauheni. The seizure included a monitor lizard and three betta fish lacking documentation for legal shipment.
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