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Operation Dragon
Revealing new evidence on the scale of corruption and trafficking in the turtle and tortoise trade.
Created by
Ovidiu Pascaru
⟶ Updated 7 Dec 2018 ⟶
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Large stocks on offer
Huge volumes held in farms in Malaysia and India
Animals are on offer throughout the region
Operation Dragon begins
First connections made
Date of stocks on offer
Connected Malaysian broker
Indian roofed turtles are offered
"Smuggling turtles into Malaysia is very easy"
Four Indian nationals arrested
Operation Dragon continues
One Indian national arrested
Critically endangered species offered via Facebook
Rarer Indian stars on offer
Trafficker can deliver to China
An arrest and conviction
Large offer of Black pond turtles
New Indian trader arrested
Offers keep coming
Arrest of key broker
Where are the animals kept?
Phone call with the traffickers
Another offer received
Massive offer via Facebook
Massive offers
"For you, my friend, I have good customs office in Bangkok"
Detailed price list
Critically endangered species on offer
Offer via Facebook
Endangered species are a target of the illegal trade
Price tag: stock offered at USD 26,000
Face to face meeting
Animals being packed to avoid detection
Two further Indian nationals arrested
Critically endangered radiated tortoises are offered constantly
Massive offer of critically endangered species
Subject arrested in India
New trader, new supply of rare Indian roofed turtles
Four Bangladeshi nationals arrested at major safe house
"Minimum 1.5 tons to 2 tons a month"
