Wildlife Smugglers Hit In Exotic Animal Smuggling Sting – Operation Cobra III

Wildlife smugglers were netted by Operation Cobra III. Hundreds of illegal wildlife trafficking suspects were arrested in a coordinated animal smuggling sting. Exotic animal smuggling is big business on an international scale. The suspects were reportedly caught with a “huge” amount of rhino horn, whale bones, ivory, and various other types of contraband in Asia and Europe.

Law enforcement officers in more than 60 countries converged upon the alleged wildlife smugglers during March and May. The illegal wildlife trafficking operation was deemed the “biggest ever coordinated international law enforcement operation targeting the illegal trade in endangered species” yielded “by Europol officials.

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