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Australia's new environmental enforcement unit makes major trafficking bust
Original: Australia’s new eco police flexes muscles with major wildlife trafficking bust
Australia's newly created environmental crime enforcement body has carried out a major wildlife trafficking bust, in what is being framed as a show of strength for the fledgling agency. Details of the seized species, suspects and quantities have not been widely reported, but the case is being cited as an early test of the unit's powers against Australia's role as a source and transit point for illegal wildlife trade.
Why now: The operation is an early, high-profile test of Australia's newly established environmental crime enforcement agency.
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- Australia’s new eco police flexes muscles with major wildlife trafficking bust · Mongabay News
- Australia’s new eco police flexes muscles with major wildlife trafficking bust · Mongabay News
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