Operation Dragon
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Updated: 7 Dec 2018
Revealing new evidence on the scale of corruption and trafficking in the turtle and tortoise trade.
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Created byOvidiu Pascaru
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Large stocks on offerHuge volumes held in farms
in Malaysia and IndiaAnimals are on offer
throughout the regionOperation Dragon beginsFirst connections madeDate of stocks on offerConnected
Malaysian brokerIndian roofed turtles are offered"Smuggling turtles into
Malaysia is very easy"Four Indian
nationals arrestedOperation Dragon continuesOne Indian national arrestedCritically endangered species
offered via FacebookRarer Indian stars on offerTrafficker can deliver to ChinaAn arrest and convictionLarge offer of
Black pond turtlesNew Indian
trader arrestedOffers keep comingArrest of key brokerWhere are
the animals kept?Phone call
with the traffickersAnother offer receivedMassive offer via FacebookMassive offers"For you, my friend, I have
good customs office in Bangkok"Detailed price listCritically endangered
species on offerOffer via FacebookEndangered species are a
target of the illegal tradePrice tag: stock
offered at USD 26,000Face to face meetingAnimals being packed
to avoid detectionTwo further Indian
nationals arrestedCritically endangered
radiated tortoises are
offered constantlyMassive offer of critically
endangered speciesSubject arrested
in IndiaNew trader, new supply of
rare Indian roofed turtlesFour Bangladeshi nationals
arrested at major safe house"Minimum 1.5 tons
to 2 tons a month"
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