June 2012. INTERPOL has arrested more than 200 people, and seized almost two tonnes of contraband ivory, 20kg of rhino horn and military grade automatic weapons in an operation that spanned three months and 14 African countries.
Wide range of wildlife being trafficked
Operation Worthy saw INTERPOL and International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) team up to target criminal organisations behind the illegal trafficking of ivory. Also seized were lion, leopard and cheetah pelts, crocodile and python skins, live tropical birds, turtles and other protected species destined to be illegally trafficked around the world.
Operation Worthy saw INTERPOL and International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) team up to target criminal organisations behind the illegal trafficking of ivory. Also seized were lion, leopard and cheetah pelts, crocodile and python skins, live tropical birds, turtles and other protected species destined to be illegally trafficked around the world.
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