Thais send smuggled tortoises home to Tanzania

Tanzania receives 116 tortoises as evidence in major trafficking probe
A total of 116 baby tortoises that were smuggled by a Ukrainian national, Orga Kryshtopa in 2023, have been returned to Tanzania as evidence against their smuggler.
Thais send smuggled tortoises home to Tanzania as evidence against suspected wildlife traffickers
The 116 tortoises were discovered hidden in the luggage of a Ukrainian woman at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport more than two years ago, it said. Of the total, 98 have since died, but all were ...
Tortoises returned to Tanzania from Thailand as evidence against suspected wildlife traffickers
More than a hundred endangered tortoises have been returned to Tanzania from Thailand as evidence in a case against a wildlife smuggling network, the international criminal police organization Interpol said Friday.
Tortoise Trafficking Tracked: A Growing Threat to Wildlife
More than a hundred baby tortoises, mainly deceased, were returned from Thailand to Tanzania as evidence against a wildlife smuggling network. Discovered at Bangkok's airport, these tortoises highlight the global impact of wildlife trafficking.
Endangered tortoises returned to Tanzania as evidence in wildlife trafficking case
The rescued tortoises included several endangered or vulnerable species, such as pancake tortoises, radiated tortoises, and Aldabra giant tortoises, all of which are protected under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).
Smuggled tortoises returned to Tanzania amid wildlife trafficking crackdown
More than a hundred baby tortoises, most of them dead, have been returned to Tanzania from Thailand as evidence in a case against a wildlife smuggling network, Interpol said. The 116 tortoises were discovered hidden in the luggage of a Ukrainian woman at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport more than two years ago,
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