Malaysian authorities have rescued hundreds of smuggled tortoises meant for sale in Southeast Asia, disrupting an international crime ring called the 'Ninja Turtle Gang', a wildlife official said Thursday.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysian authorities have rescued hundreds of smuggled tortoises meant for sale in Southeast Asia, disrupting an international crime ring called the "Ninja Turtle Gang", a wildlife official said Thursday.
The joint operation, codenamed "United National Resource", crippled the tortoise smuggling ring known as the "Ninja Turtle Gang", he said. The tortoises are illegally brought into Malaysia by road or in suitcases by smugglers aboard commercial flights, he said. Joe Biden's withdrawal from the race for the White House is still a rather improbable scenario, but the rumor mill is pumping...
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