Monday, August 29, 2016

Large amount of illegal coral found in Brabant sheds – NU.nl

The pilots in Berghem was also found a lot of material of protected plant and animal species. The value probably runs into the barrels.

The five pilots found a total of 2,000 kilos of coral, skins of snakes and lizards, skulls of monkeys and turtles, objects of ivory and various other items derived from animals with extinction. There were so many things in the buildings that investigators took three days to see everything.

Justice Brabant company came on the track, after the port of Rotterdam in a container from China 345 kilograms of coral was found . That was still so fresh “which allows sea water still ran so to speak,” said the customs.



Organised Crime

A spokeswoman for the customs spoke of an extraordinary discovery and said that this suspected involvement of organized crime.

in addition to illegal stuff half a million euro was found in cash and gold. That is confiscated. It is suspected that there is money laundering. There have been no arrests made. The environmental damage is enormous, police said

Video:. Police shall record catch illegal flora and fauna

By: ANP / NU.nl

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