Over 1,500 turtles were found in unclaimed luggage in the Philippines.
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The Bureau of Customs seized four checked-in suitcases at Manila's Ninoy Aquino airport on Sunday (03.03.19) and were stunned to discover 1,529 reptiles - worth around £66,000 - wrapped in tape or hidden inside plastic containers among clothes in the bags.
Officers explained how the cases were brought from Hong Kong by a passenger from the Philippines but simply left unclaimed in the arrivals area, with officials speculating the would-be smuggler had second thoughts when seeing notices of potential punishments.
The turtles have been transferred to a monitoring unit.