Halil Demir
22 August 2020•Update: 22 August 2020
ISTANBUL
Tropical animals whose trade are subject to special permission, were seized Friday in an arms trafficking operations in Istanbul, according to security forces.
Authorities from the anti-smuggling and organized crime branch, acting on a tip, followed a suspect, who illegally produced and released a cache of weapons.
Security teams confiscated a number of weapons and tropical animals, including a puma, iguana, savannah cat, peacock, ostrich, raccoon, flamingo and a wild goose.
The suspect was detained and later released on condition of judicial control.
The animals were handed to the Nature Conservation and National Parks 1st Regional Directorate.
*Writing by Seda Sevencan
