Hong Kong customs seizes nearly 1,000 smuggled turtles at bridge

18 Mwezi wa tatu, 2026

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Hong Kong customs officers seized 986 smuggled live turtles worth about HK$1 million from a private car at the Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge control point. The reptiles were hidden in seven black plastic bags in the vehicle’s boot. A 42-year-old driver and a 50-year-old passenger were arrested and charged with attempting to export unmanifested cargo and animal cruelty.

Hong Kong customs officers on Tuesday discovered 986 smuggled live turtles worth about HK$1 million (US$127,620) hidden in seven black plastic bags in the boot of a private car attempting to leave the city at the Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge control point. They arrested the 42-year-old driver and a 50-year-old passenger, a spokesman for the Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department said on Wednesday. Both men were charged with one count of attempting to export unmanifested cargo. They were also charged separately by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department with one count of animal cruelty. The case will be mentioned at West Kowloon Court on Thursday. Customs said it would continue to combat cross-boundary smuggling activities through risk assessment and intelligence-led enforcement.

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Poaching cases uncovered on Japan's Nansei Islands as experts call for harsher penalties

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Poaching incidents involving rare species designated as national natural monuments have repeatedly occurred on Japan's Nansei Islands. On Amami Oshima, three Chinese men illegally caught about 5,200 terrestrial hermit crabs, while in Okinawa, four others were arrested for capturing Ryukyu black-breasted leaf turtles. Experts are urging harsher penalties to protect the ecosystem.

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