Dead pangolins, seahorses seized from ship in Manila

Geducos, Argyll Cyrus B.

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January 14, 2017

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Geducos, Argyll Cyrus B.

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The Philippine Coast Guardian on Friday found a truck loaded with dead and preserved pangolins, seahorses and other wildlife aboard a ship docked at Manila North Harbor's Pier 4. A team from the Manila Coast Guard Station, PCG K-9 UNIT, Sea Marshal Group and the Philippine Air Force (PAF) Intelligence Unit that boarded the vessel found a truck loaded with the dead and preserved animals. The team also discovered other cargo aboard suspected to contain other varieties of endangered species.

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Geducos, A. C. B. (2017, January 14). Dead pangolins, seahorses seized from ship in Manila. Manila Bulletin, p. 2.