Officials in Singapore uncovered one of the largest shipments of pangolin scales, about 14 tons en route to Vietnam worth about $38.7 million. The endangered pangolin is the most-trafficked mammal in the world.
Authorities in Singapore have seized one of the largest ever shipments of pangolin scales en route to Vietnam, worth an estimated $38.7 million.
In a statement, customs officials said they inspected a 40-foot container passing through Singapore from Nigeria and labeled as"frozen beef." Inside was over 14 tons of pangolin scales, packed in 230 bags, along with almost 180 kilograms of cut up and carved elephant ivory. A scale-covered, cat-sized nocturnal mammal that survives on ants and termites, pangolin are among the most trafficked animals in the world.
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