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Title:
Woman investigated after police seize suitcase containing 15 dead pangolins at Madrid airport
Author(s):
Reynolds JC
Publication Year:
2026
Abstract:

Spanish police have investigated a woman found with a suitcase filled with 15 pangolin carcasses flying into Madrid last week. Civil Guard officers made the shocking discovery during customs checks on passengers arriving from Addis Ababa in Ethiopia last Monday. An X-ray scan of the suitcase at Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport flagged abnormalities, found to be tiny pangolin bodies wrapped in plastic and weighing a total of 40kg.

Series Title:
Independent
Item Type:
Report
Language:
en
Keywords:
wildlife, crime, poaching, land mammal, endangered animal species
Files:
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