Japanese Tourist Arrested Over Skink Smuggling

[LadySnake]

Published On: 9-03-2009
Source Site: Perth Now
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A JAPANESE man has been arrested at Perth International airport for allegedly attempting to smuggle skinks out of Australia.

A long-running Customs and Border Protection investigation led to the arrest of the 34-year-old man for allegedly attempting to smuggle 14 native reptiles out of Australia.

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[carpetmuncher]

if they were caught by way of screening, how is this a long-running investigation??????

 

[Retic]

There you go letting facts get in the way of a good story. It's a wonder they also didn't say they are rare and valued at $20,000 each overseas.

 

[Jam3s]

Its crazy how expnsive shinglebacks are over here. £40,000 for a adult pair. When I went to Adelaide in august i saw more shinglebacks than any other reptile.

 

[JasonL]

The Bearded Dragons didn't even get a mention