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This image is a screen grab of the video supplied titled NewsX-MonkeyProtection-01.mp4: Footage shows a monkey smuggler slapping the animal in the face before subjecting it to further violence in Altinozu district of Hatay Province, Turkey, undated. The monkey was rescued and placed under protection by the Nature Conservation and National Parks Directorate and the gendarmerie on Saturday, Sept 6, 2025. (Clipzilla/NX)

Monkey Smuggler Fined After Shocking Abuse Video Emerges

Post author:Michael Leidig
Post published:September 29, 2025

This is the moment a monkey smuggler slaps the animal in the face before subjecting it to further violence. The incident happened in Avuttepe neighbourhood in Altinozu district of Hatay…

Photo shows one of the snakes, undated. Passenger was arrested with 90 snakes, 236 spiders and a centipede hidden in suitcases on a bus traveling to San Justo, Buenos Aires. (Ministerio de Seguridad/Newsflash)

Bus Passenger Caught With Hundreds Of Snakes, Spiders, And One Centipede In Suitcases

Post author:Marija Stojkoska
Post published:March 21, 2024

A man who was caught travelling on a bus with 90 snakes, 236 spiders, and a centipede stuffed in two suitcases has been arrested. The animals were discovered in the…

Picture shows one of the reptiles, undated. A passenger illegally carried 11 live reptiles that were seized by customs in Huanggang, China. (China Customs/AsiaWire)

Female Traveller Caught Smuggling 11 Chameleons Concealed In Plastic Bags In Coat Pockets

Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
Post published:March 18, 2024

Customs officials have caught a female traveller after she tried to smuggle 11 chameleons concealed in the pockets of her coat. CCTV footage from Huanggang Customs in China's eastern province…

Police arrest a man who killed a snow leopard and ate its meat in Xinjiang, China, undated. He also made the snow leopard’s fur into a small blanket and the fur on the head, paws, and face to be made into ornaments. (Kezhou Internet Police/AsiaWire)

Police Officers Detain Shepherd Who Skinned Protected Snow Leopard And Ate It For Lunch

Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
Post published:February 16, 2024

The bizarre video shows police officers apprehending a man after he allegedly skinned a protected snow leopard and made a meal out of it. Surveillance camera footage shared by police…

Photo shows some of the219 turtles a man busted smuggling strapped to him in Zhuhai, Guangdong, China, undated. The 219 live turtles in the bag are all endangered species. (General Administration of Customs/AsiaWire)

Man Caught Trying To Smuggle Over 200 Tiny Turtles Including Endangered Species

Post author:Simona Kitanovska
Post published:September 10, 2023

Man gets caught trying to smuggle over 200 tiny live turtles - half of which belong to an endangered species - into southern China. The man, identified only as Zheng…

Image shows the ivory carvings, undated photo. They were found hidden inside wooden figures at the Vienna airport, in Austria. (Ministry of Finance, Customs/Newsflash)

Smuggler Carrying Ivory Figures Hidden In Cheap Souvenirs Caught At Austrian Airport

Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
Post published:August 15, 2023

Customs in Austria have caught a man smuggling banned ivory figurines hidden inside cheap wooden souvenirs. Officials in the city of Vienna, Austria, laid their hands on the 54-year-old Polish…