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INTERPOL Operation Nets Two Tonnes of Illegal Elephant Ivory, 200 Suspects Arrested
Date: 19 Jun 2012
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A three-month long INTERPOL operation spanning Eastern, Southern and Western Africa has resulted in more than 200 arrests and the confiscation of nearly two tonnes of elephant ivory and more than 20 kilos of rhino horn. In addition to ivory and rhino horn, Operation Worthy recovered lion, leopard and cheetah pelts, crocodile and python skins, live tropical birds, turtles, and other protected species which were destin
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